A third of British adults use contactless mobile payments at least once a month

According to a financial sector organization, about one in three adults uses contactless mobile payments every month.

According to UK Finance, 34% of adults will use contactless mobile payments at least once a month by 2023.

There was a marked increase in the number of people who registered for contactless mobile payments such as Apple Pay or Google Pay last year, UK Finance said. They represented 42% of the adult population, up from 30% in 2022.

The report says: "Market research in the UK on finance has found that younger people are more likely than older people to use Apple ...