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This statistic illustrates the maximum limits for contactless payments across Europe as of January 2019, in euros. Overall there were * countries in Europe where the contactless payment limit was ** euros or higher. As of 2019, Denmark had the highest limit across Europe of nearly fifty euros. Poland and Macedonia had the lowest limit of any European countries at approximately ** euros. In fact, Poland and Macedonia make up two of the three countries with the lowest contactless limit worldwide.

Contactless limits allow for payments using near-field communication technology (NFC) without the use of a PIN number authorization. In Asia, countries including Japan, China and Hong Kong have contactless payment limits exceeding one hundred euros. Japan, having the highest limit of any country worldwide has a limit of * Japanese Yen, approximately *** Euros.