# Contactless payment took 45 seconds to authorise

**URL:** <https://community.monzo.com/t/contactless-payment-took-45-seconds-to-authorise/6401>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [19 October 2016 07:05 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/contactless-payment-took-45-seconds-to-authorise/6401 "2016-10-19T07:05:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [19 October 2016 07:05 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/contactless-payment-took-45-seconds-to-authorise/6401/1 "2016-10-19T07:05:37Z")

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Hello all,

I used my card to buy a Costa coffee this morning and after tapping to pay it took 45 seconds to authorise, I usually use my Natwest card contactlessy and it’s instant, perhaps this is because it is prepaid card?

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