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During the COVID-19 pandemic, [36] several banks raised their contactless payment limits. [37] [38] In the United Kingdom, the limit was increased from £30 to £45 in March 2020. [39] Contactless payments were recommended as a safer payment method compared to Chip and PIN card payments and cash transactions. [40] It was later raised to £100. [41]
Increasing the contactless payment limit will reduce the need for physical contact with payment devices and help prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to The British Retail Consortium.
LONDON (Reuters) -Banks will start rolling out the new 100 pound ($137) spending limit for contactless payments from Oct. 15, Britain's banking industry body UK Finance said on Friday.
Concerns have been raised after the Government announced that the spending limit would rise to £100. Contactless payment increase ‘could see rise in crime’ Skip to main content
Strong customer authentication (SCA) is a requirement of the EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) on payment service providers within the European Economic Area. The requirement ensures that electronic payments are performed with multi-factor authentication , to increase the security of electronic payments. [ 1 ]
The contactless payment limit for in-store spending is raised from £30 to £45. [152] Multinational pharmaceutical company Roche denies the existence of a deal to supply Wales with COVID-19 tests after First Minister Mark Drakeford and Health Minister Vaughan Gething blame the shortage of testing kits on the collapse of a deal. [153]
Just over nine in 10 (91.2%) card transactions made last year where paying by contactless would have been an option did use this technology, according to data from Barclays.
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