Irish shoppers spend an average of €51m a day in contactless payments

Continued preference for digital payments over cash

The average payment value has reached €17.05, up from €16.40 a year earlier.

There is a continued consumer preference for contactless payments in Ireland with new figures showing an 18% jump in the method of payment in the first quarter of this year.

Irish consumers now carry out an average of €51m in contactless payments every day with the average payment value reaching €17.05, up from €16.40 a year earlier.