United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 43397
Contactless Payments
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6 September 2021
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9 September 2021 · Answer
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9 September 2021
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold urgent discussions with credit card companies on the possible increased potential for theft if companies proceed with plans to increase the contactless limit from £45 to £100 in October 2021.
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6 September 2021
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold urgent discussions with credit card companies on the possible increased potential for theft if companies proceed with plans to increase the contactless limit from £45 to £100 in October 2021.
Source: Commons
9 September 2021
Answer
At the 2021 Spring Budget the Chancellor announced changes to increase the legal single contactless payment limit from £45 to £100, and the cumulative transaction limit from £130 to £300. The legal contactless payment limits are set by the Financial Condu...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-06/43397
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1353023
- uk · wq-1353023 · source updated 9 September 2021