Jul 20, 2020 | Contactless, News, UK
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an astronomical impact on every aspect of everyday life, with cash being no exception. While cash payments were on the decline pre-pandemic, the card movement was largely consumer-led, with many, especially smaller, vendors...
Oct 22, 2019 | Contactless
Ever noticed that most takeaway restaurants with an FAQ section have “do you take contactless?” quite high up? It’s because a lot of people use contactless, and restaurants/takeaways up and down the country are taking steps to accommodate this to avoid losing...
Oct 7, 2019 | Contactless, News
Stagecoach passengers have made 50 million bus journeys paid through contactless since the company introduced the new payment method on its vehicles nationwide in a new £12m program. All of the 7,000 buses in England, Scotland, and Wales now use this payment method,...
Aug 14, 2019 | Contactless, News
Last year, fraud of contactless cards resulted in a total loss of £1.18 million for people all across Britain. This figure is a dramatic increase from the year before, in which the amount lost was £711,000. With the rise in popularity of contactless cards, has come...
Jun 13, 2019 | Card, Contactless
5.4 million people across the UK, or 10% of consumers, according to UK Finance, have made no more than one payment with cash per month last year. Compare this to 2017, in which 3.4 million people rarely used cash, and it’s clear that cash’s role as the...
May 15, 2019 | Card, Contactless, Fraud, Technology
In the current market, a cashless society is often promoted as the future of shopping- which it already is to some extent. A lot of countries are starting to adopt this slowly, with the intention of phasing out cash in the not too distant future. Here’s our list of...
