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Cash usage has dropped by around 30 per cent over the last decade and is expected to be used in just 10 per cent of transactions by 2028.

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

July 2, 2020

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…

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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Barclaycard card Cash Contactless UK Finance

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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Barclaycard card Contactless Coronavirus UK Finance

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…

Contactless limit raised to £45 to aid social distancing

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Barclaycard BRC British Retail Consortium Contactless Mastercard UK Finance

March 24, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Contactless payment limits will rise from £30 to £45 from April 1 as the UK’s financial and retail sectors take measures to help limit contagion. UK Finance, the British Retail…

50% of all UK card payments are now contactless

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Amazon Amazon Go Card payments Contacless UK Finance Which?

October 14, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Contactless payments accounted for half of all card payments in the UK over the month of July for the first time in history. Card payments made during the month grew…

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London Fashion Week: How IBM is supporting the British Fashion Council and the ‘Next-Generation’ of Retail

22/09/2020 1:31 PM

IBM is supporting the BFC by optimising the digital London Fashion Week experience, enabling designers to showcase their stories through multimedia content and ensuring an engaging user experience for the global fashion audience.

We are currently living in an altered world. COVID-19 has shown the fragility of businesses across all industries, but particularly in the fashion and retail sector. Whilst many companies had…

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

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

Contactless limit raised to £45 to aid social distancing

50% of all UK card payments are now contactless

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

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

Contactless limit raised to £45 to aid social distancing

50% of all UK card payments are now contactless

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