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In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter we take a look at the 10-year milestone of contactless payments in the UK, and debate why the payment method has risen to extreme popularity over the last decade.

And in other news, we take a look at the most significant fintech appointments of 2017 so far, including senior appointments from Metro Bank and PwC.

We hope you enjoy the issue.

UK Finance stated that almost 1.4 billion card payments were made during June 2017. In 2016, there was a total of 164 million payments card, of which, 100 million were debit cards and 59 million credits card.

Our roundup of the biggest people moves affecting the fintech industry throughout 2017.