Contactless payment

Some 14% of small High Street traders have gone card only in the last year, a survey suggests.

Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.

With the Financial Conduct Authority confirming that the £100 contactless payment limit is set to be lifted, financial abuse charities have warned the alarm about the move's potential dangers.

Greater Anglia says it will not be able to launch the system on 14 December as planned.

The railway stations are among 50 to accept tap-in, tap-out payments from next month.

The University of Surrey says its study exposed weaknesses that allowed unauthorised transactions.

Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the £100 limit on contactless cards is scrapped, academics say.