Across its issuing and acquiring businesses, Barclays sees nearly 40% of UK credit and debit card transactions. The figures were based on consumer card spending data from Barclays debit card and ...

The average contactless purchase was for £16.10 and the average person used the technology 236 times last year, according to Barclays.

Barclays agreed to sell a majority stake in its U.K. payments acceptance business to Brookfield Asset Management under a long-term partnership which will see the unit become a standalone entity.

Across its issuing and acquiring businesses, Barclays sees nearly 40% of UK credit and debit card transactions. The figures were based on consumer card spending data from Barclays debit card and ...