Pandemic has driven contactless spending up 30%
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Contactless card spending will account for almost half of all transactions made in the UK by the end of next year as the pandemic has “forever changed the way consumers…
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Contactless spending limits will rise from £45 to £100 in a bid to boost spending on the UK’s struggling high streets.
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Contactless payments accounted for nearly 90 per cent of all face-to-face card transactions last year, largely driven by the rise in spending limits to £45.
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90% of “face to face” transactions now made by contactless as cards overtake cash for first time
Card payments were used more than cash for the first time ever in the UK last year, while contactless transactions have skyrocketed in recent months due to COVID-19.
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Contactless card spending limits will be raised to £45 today in widespread measures being but in place across the UK to help combat the spread of coronavirus.
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