Caffè Nero introduces contactless payments

Barclaycard and Barclays are replacing their card portfolios with new contactless cards

Coffee shop chain Caffè Nero has rolled out contactless payment technology across its entire branch network.

This follows a trial of an integrated EPoS contactless system in a number of central London stores last December, leading up to the completion of the rollout in all outlets in October.

Under the touch-and-go model, consumers can simply hold up cards to a reader to buy goods and services without the need to enter a PIN code.

The Caffè Nero project follows the news that Barclays and Barclaycard have rolled out five million contactless cards as part of a move to replace their card portfolios with the new feature.

Other major coffee-shop chains including Pret A Manger have also adopted the technology and larger retailers such as Boots are also implementing contactless payments.