{"id":38897,"date":"2016-12-22T21:45:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T14:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-shoppers-spend-more-than-ever-on-contactless-cards\/"},"modified":"2016-12-22T21:59:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T14:59:12","slug":"uk-shoppers-spend-more-than-ever-on-contactless-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-shoppers-spend-more-than-ever-on-contactless-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"UK shoppers spend more than ever on contactless cards"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn London almost half of payments under \u00a330 are contactless, with Manchester and other cities also seeing big increasesThe amount spent by shoppers using contactless cards and devices soared by 164% last year, in another record-breaking year for increasingly popular \u201ctouch and go\u201d payments. Half of Britons now pay by contactless payments at least once a month, according to the Barclaycard Contactless Spending Index, while one in five (21%) are planning to increase their usage next year. The figures relate to payments handled by Barclaycard, which processes \u00a31 of every \u00a33 spent using payment cards in the UK. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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