Do you take your bank cards with you when you leave the house, or use your smartphone to pay for everything? It’s an issue that divides Britain, with surveys suggesting that around half of UK ...

Major banks expected to keep the current contactless limit at £100 ...

Though smart cards have failed to gain traction as security enhancers or enablers of loyalty programs, they are catching on as contactless cards. In at least two respects, Speedpass is positive for ...

Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and loyalty programs, budgeting, and all things personal finance. In addition to writing for publications like Bankrate, CreditCards ...

Banks will be able to set their own contactless card payment limits from 19 March 2026, following rule change by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

From Thursday, March 19, 2026, new regulations mean that banks and payment providers with robust fraud controls can now establish their own higher limits for contactless card paym ...

Developers could create payment apps as alternatives to Apple Pay, or digital ID cards. Developers building applications for iPhones will be able to take advantage of Apple’s contactless transactions ...

Everyone with a contactless card is being urged to take action now, before the rules change on March 19. In two weeks, shoppers will be able to spend hundreds of pounds with a single tap, as the £100 ...

While touting speed and convenience for credit card users, JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s Chase Bank is also causing some concern among security experts with its “blink” technology announced this week, which ...