Mobile payments allow businesses to accept and process payments by phone without the need for cash or cards. If you like the idea of being able to accept payments on […] more»

Businesses could lose out on trade if they refuse to adapt to the contactless trend, as research suggests a third of UK consumers find another shop if the vendor did not accept card payments. more»

High street banking challenger Metro Bank has announced a new walk out trading? service that will allow business owners to accept payments as soon as an account is opened. more»

British consumers have given traditional notes and coins a lifespan of just 25 years, new research has found, as shoppers of all ages begin to avoid cash-only high street businesses. more»

Some 48 per cent of British consumers want the option of setting their own contactless payment limit, after a majority of retailers backed an increase to the current ceiling. more»

Seen as more reliable than traditional payment methods, mobile card readers have opened businesses up to card payment options that were previously edged out by steep fees and terminal rental costs. more»

Cash-only high street businesses are at a growing danger of losing customers to competitors offering electronic payment methods, according to new research. more»

A cashless future for British high streets may have been brought a step closer, after new research showed a majority of UK retailers favour an increase to the contactless payment limit. more»

The government has introduced new rules that will see the extra charges retailers add to payments for goods and services made by card outlawed as of January next year. more»

With UK high street shoppers now more likely to pay with a card or smart phone than in cash, could a lump sum payment convince you to give up coins and notes for good? more»