To enable the contactless feature on your new card, you must perform a Chip & PIN transaction first. Once this is complete, the contactless functionality can be used as from the next payment.

They are completed in seconds, making a payment faster, more convenient, and still secure. Not only does it speed things up, but it will also break your cash dependency.

The answer is ’No’. One of the contactless features is to allow just one payment to go through from one card at a time. If multiple contactless cards are read, the terminal will typically cancel the transaction.

Yes, the security found in a contactless card is equivalent to that of Chip & PIN. Each transaction generates a unique, one-time code that protects your payment information. For security purposes, you may be asked to enter your PIN from time to time as proof you are still in possession of the card, and/or if the payment value is above the threshold