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Still No Transaction Fees On Contactless Payments With AIB

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The UK Cards Association reported that, as of Nov. 2016, there were more than 100 million contactless cards in issue in the U.K., According to Finextra , AIB customers are using contactless payment for more than 5 million transactions each month — and that number is only expected to grow.

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UK Contactless Spend Hits £1.5B Milestone

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Cards Association announced on Thursday (May 19) that the monthly spending on contactless cards reached a record £1.5 Today, one in seven of all card transactions that take place in the U.K. billion in March 2016. 2015, monthly contactless spending hit £1 billion. are contactless, compared to just one in 16 last year.

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The Buyers: UK Shoppers’ eCommerce Habits

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have doubled the amount of cashless payments within the past decade due to the increased use of debit and credit cards, according to the UK Cards Association (UKCA) research we shared last week. should therefore expect to see a 27 cent surcharge per package during Nov. Initially, people in the U.K. From 2006 at 6.7

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Restaurants Rule, FireEye Flounders And Lending Club Is Back On The List

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As Yelp continues to figure out its own path to monetization, it announced a new feature that automatically adds consumers to the waitlist of restaurants listed on Yelp. Good for the consumer, good for the restaurant and good for Yelp — since it actually gives people a reason to want to use it more. Global Citizens.

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