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Visa reports strong growth in contactless payment transactions in Europe

Wednesday 7 April 2021 | 12:45 CET | News
Visa has processed one billion additional touch-free transactions in Europe less than 12 months after contactless payment limits were increased in 29 countries across the region. Of these, 400 million took place in the UK.

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