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