Contactless payments with smartphones increased nine fold during the first three quarters of this year

Contactless payments with smartphones increased nine fold during the first three quarters of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to the Ukrainian Processing Center, a company that provides processing services and software for banks. Of the more than 500,000 payments made, 48% were at supermarkets, 19% at restaurants, 15% for subway rides, 5% at gas stations, and 2% at pharmacies. The average charge was UAH 176, or $6.30.