Contactless card payment adoption in the United Kingdom (2007–2019)

1. UK sets initial £10 contactless spending cap

   Jan 1, 2007Labels: UK contactless, Payment limit

   • Guardian
   • SimplyBusiness

2. Barclaycard launches OnePulse contactless-Oyster card

   Sep 1, 2007Labels: Barclaycard, OnePulse card

   • Business Traveller
   • OnePulse

3. Contactless limit increases from £10 to £15

   Jan 1, 2010Labels: UK contactless, Payment limit

   • Guardian
   • SimplyBusiness

4. Contactless limit rises to £20

   Jun 1, 2012Labels: UK contactless, Payment limit

   • Guardian
   • SimplyBusiness

5. Contactless use accelerates after 2014 growth surge

   Dec 31, 2014Labels: UK Cards

   • Guardian
   • NFCW

6. Apple Pay launches in the UK

   Jul 14, 2015Labels: Apple Pay, Mobile wallet

   • Guardian
   • TechCrunch

7. Contactless limit increases to £30

   Sep 1, 2015Labels: UK contactless, Payment limit

   • Ars
   • Guardian

8. Major supermarkets complete broader contactless acceptance

   Nov 1, 2016Labels: Supermarkets, Sainsbury s

   • NFCW
   • Ars

9. UK Cards Association reports tripling of contactless value

   Dec 31, 2016Labels: UK Cards

   • NFCW
   • UK Cards

10. UK Finance reports 6.3 billion contactless payments in 2018

    Dec 31, 2018Labels: UK Finance

    • ComputerWeekly
    • UK Finance

11. UK contactless payments reach 8.6 billion in 2019

    Dec 31, 2019Labels: UK contactless, Contactless payments

    • UK Finance
    • Guardian

12. 2019 ends with contactless as established mainstream default

    Dec 31, 2019Labels: Contactless mainstream, UK payments

    • UK Finance
    • ComputerWeekly