The Limit on Contactless Card Payments in Ireland has increased from €30 to €50. This was done to encourage more contactless payments to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. The roll-out of this change was in place at most retailers by April 1st 2020 . Important – If you use phone payment apps such as […]
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Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a method of paying for things using an Android phone or tablet. Similar to Apple Pay – it is a digital wallet where you can store your bank card details on your phone then use the phone to pay contactlessly or in-app rather than using the card itself. In […]
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Apple Pay is a method of paying for things using an Apple iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Apple Mac. It is known as a digital wallet – you store your card details on the device then use the device to pay rather than the card itself. In shops, you hold the phone or device over […]
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Contactless debit cards have been in use in Ireland for about 8 years – and they are becoming much more common Contactless payments now account for about half of all card transactions in Ireland . There were a few reports in the media in the past couple of years about theft from contactless cards. These […]
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The majority of debit cards and some credit cards have a contactless facility these days . This means that anyone in posession of the card can use it to pay for goods up to the value of €30 without a PIN. (More about Contactless Cards here). If you lose your debit card, or it is […]
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