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Credit card provider Barclaycard has found a way for people to donate money to charity using contactless technology, it has been reported.

At an event last week at a Mayor's Thames Festival event at the Oxo Tower in London, people were able to use contactless technology to make donations of around £750 charities.

People could chose whether to make a donation to Family Action, Help a London Child or Training 4 Life.

They simply had to hold the card close to one of the three card readers to make a payment.

Stewart Roberts, business development director of payment acceptance at Barclaycard, said the system was quick and simple to use.

"This is a further example of how contactless technology can be used in the future, to enable people to make charitable donations, via their contactless payment cards in a quick and easy manner without having to scramble around for loose cash, as well as for use in a traditional retail environment," he continued.

The contactless payment system can be used by credit card users with the correct technology at some branches of Boots, Pret a Manger and EAT.

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