Which means, no unnecessary touching of the payment terminals.
Woolworths and Coles will raise their dollar limits for contactless transactions from $100 to $200.
The move will mean customers will not have to enter their PIN number on payment terminals, reducing the risk of possible surface infection.
The new limit will come into effect in Woolworths on Tuesday, April 7, followed by Coles shortly after. The limit will remain in place for an initial three-month period and will be extended if necessary.
The limit will apply to all major bank cards which use tap-and-go, as well as digital wallets, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
It won’t just be Coles and Woolworths either, the new raised limit is expected to roll out at a number of different retailers from next week.
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