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25 percent of UK consumers fear m-payments will make them spend more – report

Thursday 2 July 2015 10:16 CET | News

A quarter of UK consumers fear that using mobile payment services over cards and cash will see them spend more and make more impulse purchases, a recent report reveals.

According to a research from price comparison service uSwitch, 57% of the 1,248 respondents would like the ability to check their balance on their mobile phones and 38% would like a cap on ‘tap and go’ mobile payments. One in 10 consumers would like limits on when and where they can use mobile payments, such as the time of day (10%) and in pubs and clubs (12%).

Almost six in 10 say they are not comfortable with using their mobile phones to pay for goods or services, but 26% say they would feel more comfortable using Apple Pay knowing that the US-based tech giant was behind the technology. Fears over the technology’s security are still topping the list of concerns among 45% of respondents.


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