Contactless payment limit will jump to £30 this year

Ever had that embarrassing moment of tapping your card on the reader only for the contactless technology not to work, and then realised that your total is £21.39?The £20 limit on contactless transactions has some obvious advantages, but it does limit day-to-day use and thus the UK Cards Association has decided to do something about it.From September 2015 the limit for contactless payments will be raised from £20 to £30.The main driving force behind the rise is the increased usage of the pin-