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At a time when "contactless" payments are encouraged, the national banking system, in conjunction with Banco de Portugal and SIBS, decided to increase the maximum amount to make payments with contactless technology, i.e. without the need to introduce the PIN.

At a time when “contactless” payments are encouraged, the national banking system, in conjunction with Banco de Portugal and SIBS, decided to increase the maximum amount to make payments with contactlesstechnology, that is, without the need to enter the PIN.

Thus, consumers can already use contactless technology to make face-to-face payments of up to €50, up from the current €20, and banks will progressively make this change.

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