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VISA PREDICTS CONTACTLESS ROLLOUT IN UK

Visa Europe says it believes member banks will roll out contactless payment in the United Kingdom next year in what the card organization touts as the possible first large-scale rollout in Europe of cards that consumers can tap to make purchases. Sandra Alzetta, Visa Europe's senior vice president of consumer market development, says Visa member banks in the United Kingdom have agreed to support the introduction of contactless cards, although she did not say there is a firm rollout schedule from them or offer any names of banks that will issue cards. The rollout will begin in London, she predicts. "The plan is, in the …