Contactless payments increased by 10 per cent last week as retailers across the country reopened their doors to the public.
As the government allowed non-essential retailers to re-open for the first time in 82 days last week, data from Barclaycard reveals that the number of shops trading jumped 60 per cent compared to the same period a month earlier.
This led to an eight per cent increase in overall card transactions, including a 10 per cent jump in contactless payments.
