Tag: Contactless Payments
UK mobile payments topped £288m in 2016
Contactless spending in the UK is on the up with mobile ‘tap and pay’ transactions set to “threaten the future of the traditional payment card”. Read more: startups.co.uk
Barclaycard strikes new wearable deals for contactless jewellery
Contactless payment technology is migrating from the plastic card to high street jewellery and watch brands. Read more: www.finextra.com
Contactless payments to grow 21% as popularity increases
In five years, the market will reach $17.6 billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.2%. Read more: www.prnewswire.com
Contactless card use overtakes cheque books
Contactless cards have overtaken cheque books as a payment method for the first time. Read more: news.sky.com
UKCA charts the irresistible rise of contactless
Spending on contactless cards by tap-happy Brits in the first half of 2016 has already outstripped figures for the whole of 2015, says the UK Card. Read more: www.finextra.com