The trade body UK Finance has confirmed that the national roll-out of the new £100 transaction limit for contactless card payments will begin from 15 October 2021.
Following a public consultation and discussions with both the retail and banking sectors, the decision was taken by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to raise the contactless limit from £45 to £100. This follows on from the successful increase in the limit from £30 to £45 in April 2020.
From 15 October 2021, consumers will start to see retailers accepting contactless payments up to the new £100 limit, which will give customers more flexibility when shopping in-store.
David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, said: ‘Contactless payment has proved very popular with consumers and an increasing number of transactions are being made using contactless technology.
‘The increase in the limit to £100 will allow people to pay for higher value transactions like their weekly shop or filling up their car with fuel. The payments industry has worked hard to put in place the infrastructure to enable retailers to update their payments systems so they can start to offer their customers this new higher limit.’