Contactless card consecutive transaction limit illustration

The number of consecutive transactions you can make with your card in a day is determined by the bank/institution that issued your card. For detailed information on this, you should consult the customer service of the bank/institution from which you obtained your contactless card.

How does the consecutive transaction limit work?

The card's chip counts the number of transactions without a PIN and the total amount since the last online verification. When a certain value is reached, the terminal is directed to process the transaction online and ask for a PIN.

That is why there is no single answer to the question “how many transactions per day”; the counters, amounts and risk rules defined by the bank are decisive.

When you run into limit issues, making one transaction with a PIN can reset the counters.

If the counters cannot be reset

A card that constantly asks for a PIN has usually reached its counter limit. Physically inserting the card into the terminal and making a transaction with a PIN often solves the problem. If the problem persists, you should contact the bank.