The crisis has turned our lives upside down but also our payment habits.
And this is quite normal.
With the Covid and the need to limit interactions, contactless card payments have exploded.
Nearly 42% of French people today say they pay more without contact according to a GFK survey, carried out for Visa.
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In a context of crisis, these small payments made by affixing your bank card to a terminal obviously act as barrier gestures.
As a result, approximately 34% of consumers also reduced their use of hard cash during this year.
“This usage is extremely strong and widespread today.
I don't see any turning back, ”
said Romain Boisson, CEO of Visa France.
The increase in the ceiling from 30 to 50 euros per payment and per day, since May 11, is not for nothing.
About 30 countries increased these limits during the crisis.
"Today, almost all cards are equipped with contactless",
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