By Jo Thornhill
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The Post Office has announced that all 11,500 of its branches are to get ‘tap and go’ payment systems to cut queues.
Contactless card technology allows you to hold or tap an enabled debit or credit card at a terminal. Cash is debited, without needing a PIN.
The Post Office says the move, which should be completed by the end of the year, will allow customers with MasterCard Paypass and Visa PayWave cards to make payments in seconds.
Payments in seconds: The 'tap and go' systems are designed to cut queues
But the technology has not caught on with the public and many people don’t even know if their card can be used in this way.
A YouGov poll found little appetite among consumers. Just 12 per cent of people thought they had a contactless card.Â
But the UK Cards Association says there are more than 19million contactless cards carrying the symbol.
The payment limit was recently raised from £15 to £20.Terminals are in chains including McDonald’s, Boots and Pret A Manger.
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Contactless card technology allows you to hold or tap an enabled debit or credit card at a terminal. Cash is debited, without needing a PIN. FRIGHTENING!
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Contactless card technology allows you to hold or tap an enabled debit or credit card at a terminal. Cash is debited, without needing a PIN. FRIGHTENING!
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