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Contactless payment limits could soon jump to £100 as the coronavirus pandemic forces a dramatic change in “behaviour in how people pay”.

Contactless spending limit officially rises to £100

March 3, 2021

Contactless spending limits will rise from £45 to £100 in a bid to boost spending on the UK’s struggling high streets. The contactless spending limit has now more than tripled…

Tesco will soon use surplus food to power six of its stores as it embarks on an ambitious new renewable energy project.

Tesco apologises after “error” causes thousands to be overcharged

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February 18, 2021

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Tesco has apologised after a “technical error” caused potentially thousands of customers be charged twice or even three times for their payments. Tesco customers have been overcharged in stores and…

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.

90% of card payments were contactless in 2020

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January 22, 2021

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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. Barclaycard’s latest data has revealed…

Monzo launches £180-a-year Premium package with new metal card

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October 20, 2020

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Digital banking business Monzo today launched its new Premium package, offering phone and travel insurance for customers. The metal Premium card will cost £50 to make and cost customers £180…

A new “click & collect cash” service is set to be trialled next month in the latest efforts to ensure vulnerable communities still have access to physical money.

Contactless, Cash and Coronavirus: Will COVID-19 wipe out cash in the UK?

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July 2, 2020

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When was the last time you used cash? The most likely answer, according to numerous studies, is not since before the start of the pandemic. In October, months before COVID-19…

Card payments to be the new normal as “behaviors have fundamentally changed” during lockdown

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June 17, 2020

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Card payments are set to experience a “permanent” boom in usage due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to card giant Visa. Cash usage has fallen dramatically since worldwide lockdowns have…

Contactless spending limits in the UK should be increased even further as the coronavirus transforms attitudes “toward alternative payments” according to new research.

90% of “face to face” transactions now made by contactless as cards overtake cash for first time

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June 5, 2020

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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. Card and…

Contactless spending limit rises to £45 from today

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April 1, 2020

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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. UK Finance, a…

Amazon names first business to adopt Just Walk Out tech

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March 13, 2020

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Airport retailer OTG is the first retailer to adopt Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. The first store, a CIBO Express Gourmet Market, is planned to open next week at Newark…

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Contactless spending limit officially rises to £100

Tesco apologises after “error” causes thousands to be overcharged

90% of card payments were contactless in 2020

Monzo launches £180-a-year Premium package with new metal card

Contactless, Cash and Coronavirus: Will COVID-19 wipe out cash in the UK?

Card payments to be the new normal as “behaviors have fundamentally changed” during lockdown

90% of “face to face” transactions now made by contactless as cards overtake cash for first time

Contactless spending limit rises to £45 from today

Amazon names first business to adopt Just Walk Out tech

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