Spending on contactless cards in the UK totaled £ 2bn in July , double what it was last year . In 2018 , £ ##500 was spent using contactless during the whole year , according to the UK Cards website . The trend has helped increase total card spending , to £ 54.3bn in 2018 , a rise of 20 % from the same time last year , UKCA data figures .
Spending on contactless cards in the UK reached £2bn in July, double what it was last November. In 2014, £2.32bn was spent using contactless during the whole year, according to the UK Cards Association. The trend has helped increase total card spending, to £54.3bn in August, a rise of 4.2% from the same time last year, UKCA data show.