Irish consumers hit record levels of contactless payments
The average payment value for each transaction increased to €16.19, from €15.57 a year earlier.
Irish consumers made 2.4 million contactless payments every day in June, a record level new figures show.
Figures from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) said 73 million contactless payments were made over the course of the month, worth more than €1.2bn. The figures came as Covid restrictions were eased for retail and hospitality.
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