AMT Coffee introduce contactless smart card payments
AMT Coffee has introduced contactless smart card payments throughout its 65 UK stores.
The coffee bar chain unveiled the payment method at Marlyebone station last week, the last branch to adopt the technology.
Customers will be able to pay for goods worth up to £15 by simply holding their card over the provided terminal, eliminating the need to enter a PIN code.
Jon Hassall, chief operating officer at AMT Coffee, claimed contactless payments will be key to future transaction methods.
He said: “Before April this year, none of our branches accepted debit or credit cards but the speed of contactless persuaded us it was a must have for a coffee retailer in busy railway stations.”
The firm was previously reluctant to deploy card payments in its busy airport and railway station stores as it was feared it would take too long to process the transactions.
Source: squirdcard.com
