Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the £100 limit on contactless cards is scrapped, academics say.

Bank of America is set to create up to 1,000 new jobs in Belfast, marking its first operation in Northern Ireland.

The government has been urged to "act fast" to protect hundreds of jobs following the cyber attack.

A report from Policy in Practice says awareness, complexity and stigma are the main barriers stopping people claiming.

Its decision comes as the industry says there is a lack of government investment and as the US pressures firms to invest there.