The government has announced it will introduce legislation banning excessive debit and credit card charges across the economy.

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But just as credit, debit and prepaid cards are creating a cashless economy, mobile will create a plasticless economy in the near future as mobile devices start communicating with each other at check out.

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Since then, the company has faced a slumping U.S. economy but also an ongoing increase in credit and debit card use overseas.

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