Your card will now be declined if you pay contactless five times in a row - here’s why

Shoppers who have grown accustomed to using contactless payments for their goods may now see their card declined more often, as new measures have been introduced to crackdown on fraud.

The new rules mean that your card will be declined if you use contactless on five transactions in a row - even if you have plenty of money in the bank.

Contactless limits

If contactless is used to pay for items five times in a row, shoppers will now be prompted to put their card into the machine and enter their pin to make a payment.