According to Deloitte an average Irish person picks up his or her smartphone 55 times per day to call, send a message, seek entertainment or just chill. Deloitte states that we are more and more aware of our over-reliance on our phones and that we are making conscious efforts to reduce screen time. Yet on the other hand, smart phones keep on adding new functionalities – like payment – that make it hard to put the device down more often.