Timpson Group becomes latest UK retailer to go contactless
14 September, 2011
category: Contactless
Barclaycard has announced that it is helping outfit Timpson and Max Spielmann’s UK stores with new point of sale equipment for contactless payments.
Currently the largest shoe repairer, key cutter, engraver and watch repairer in the UK, the Timpson Group will see some 860 stores nationwide equipped with contactless readers, enabling customers to tap and pay with their credit and debit cards, as well as NFC-equipped mobile phones, by the end of next month.
According to Barclaycard, there are now more than 13.5 million contactless-enabled Barclays debit and Barclaycard credit cards used at outlets such as Prêt a Manger, EAT and Subway, as well as as the Wembley and O2 Arenas.