 The Australian St.George Bank reported 94.6% usage for the same period.Recent statements by Visa and other US card issuers indicate that they will increase the availability of contactless cards to US consumers in the near future.Visa estimates there will be 300 million contactless cards issued in the US by the end of 2020, up from the predicted 100 million at the end of this year as announced on its 2018 Q4 earnings call.