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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Hilary Osborne

UK contactless card limit of £100 to be scrapped from 19 March

A woman makes a contactless payment
The FCA says the contactless payment changes will allow banks to respond to changing consumer demands, inflation and new technology. Photograph: Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images

The £100 limit on contactless card payments will be scrapped next year and consumers could get the ability to spend as much as they want without inputting their pin under changes announced by the UK financial regulator.

Currently contactless payments by cards are limited, while payments using mobile phones are not, but the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that from 19 March banks and card providers could set their own maximums.

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