Contactless bank card adoption and transit integration in the UK (2007–2016)

1. Visa PayWave marketing signals wider UK rollout

   Aug 23, 2007Labels: Visa Europe, London commuters

   • Marketing Week
   • Thames Tech

2. Barclaycard launches OnePulse with Oyster integration

   Sep 10, 2007Labels: Barclaycard, OnePulse

   • Finextra
   • Thames Tech

3. First UK merchant acceptance for low-value tap payments

   Jan 1, 2008Labels: EAT restaurant

   • Thames Tech

4. Barclays announces first UK contactless debit rollout

   Jan 6, 2009Labels: Barclays, contactless debit

   • Marketing Week

5. UK raises contactless payment cap from £10 to £15

   Mar 4, 2010Labels: UK regulator

   • Thames Tech
   • The Guardian

6. TfL publicly targets system-wide contactless ticketing

   Oct 1, 2010Labels: Transport for, open-loop ticketing

   • The Guardian

7. UK raises contactless cap to £20

   Jun 1, 2012Labels: UK regulator

   • The Guardian
   • Ars Technica

8. TfL launches contactless payments on London buses

   Dec 13, 2012Labels: Transport for, London buses

   • TfL Newsroom
   • The Guardian

9. TfL bus milestone: one million contactless journeys

   Apr 10, 2013Labels: Transport for, contactless milestone

   • TfL Newsroom

10. TfL pilots contactless on rail and Underground

    Apr 1, 2014Labels: Transport for, pilot trial

    • TechCrunch

11. TfL expands contactless across Tube and rail modes

    Sep 16, 2014Labels: Transport for, Tube

    • TfL Newsroom
    • Wired

12. Weekly Monday–Sunday capping added for contactless

    Sep 16, 2014Labels: Transport for, fare capping

    • TfL Newsroom
    • TfL Fares

13. UK raises contactless cap to £30

    Sep 1, 2015Labels: UK regulator

    • The Guardian
    • Ars Technica

14. Mayor of London approves Hopper fare implementation

    Sep 2, 2016Labels: Mayor of, Hopper fare

    • London City Hall

15. Hopper fare goes live for Oyster and contactless

    Sep 11, 2016Labels: Transport for, Hopper fare

    • London City Hall
    • TfL Newsroom