Increase in transaction limit to £30 boosted spending by more than 200%
UK shoppers made more than 1bn contactless purchases on credit and debit cards in 2015,and used the technology for nearly one in eight of all card transactions in December.
An increase in the amount that could be spent without using chip and pin, from £20 to £30, or growing awareness of the technology by consumers pushed spending up by 233% over the year,to £7.75bn.
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Source: theguardian.com