contactless payments

Contactless payments are various touch free ways of paying. When you tap to pay with your contactless card or payment-enabled device, checkout is safe and secure. These payments are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards (RFID, and NFC), or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices.

Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
November 05, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Contactless Google Wallet payments are coming to Brazil’s Pix system. The country’s central bank this week previewed the new offering — Pix by Proximity —...

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Adyen Expands ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ to 5 More Countries
Adyen Expands ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ to 5 More Countries
October 30, 2024  |  POS Innovation

Global financial technology platform Adyen has extended the availability of Tap to Pay on iPhone to five more countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania and...

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Embedded POS Innovations Are Reshaping the Way Main Street Does Business
Embedded POS Innovations Are Reshaping the Way Main Street Does Business
October 22, 2024  |  Point of Sale

The days of the old-school cash register are numbered. They may even already be over. The final note on their obituary? It’s the fact that...

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No Cash, No Problem: Mobile Payments Surge as Businesses Ditch Hardware
No Cash, No Problem: Mobile Payments Surge as Businesses Ditch Hardware
October 21, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Gone are the days of customers fumbling in their back pockets for cash or cards. “Innovations like tap on mobile and mobile wallets go a...

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Mastercard and Vodafone Launch UK Embedded Payments Partnership
Mastercard and Vodafone Launch UK Embedded Payments Partnership
October 10, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard is rolling out new embedded payments technology for the freight, shipping and logistics sectors. The rollout, announced Thursday (Oct. 10), is focused on the...

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Visa and BofA See Contactless Payments Hit Their Post-Pandemic Stride
Visa and BofA See Contactless Payments Hit Their Post-Pandemic Stride
September 10, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Turns out contactless payments were a lot more than a pandemic solution. They were in development as early as 2008, but what began as a...

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Amazon’s Just Walk Out Expands as NFL Season Kicks Off
Amazon’s Just Walk Out Expands as NFL Season Kicks Off
September 03, 2024  |  Amazon

Amazon is bringing its checkout-free commerce technology to more schools and stadiums. This fall, the company’s Just Walk Out technology will be in the most new...

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Apple’s NFC Move Ushers in New Era of POS Competition
Apple’s NFC Move Ushers in New Era of POS Competition
August 15, 2024  |  Apple

Apple’s move to open up near-field communications (NFC) technology — specifically so that third-party developers can integrate NFC transactions — may turbocharge digital wallets’ momentum....

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Apple Gives Third Parties Access to Tap-and-Go Payments Tech
Apple Gives Third Parties Access to Tap-and-Go Payments Tech
August 14, 2024  |  Apple

Apple says it is giving developers access to its near-field communication (NFC) technology. “Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer NFC contactless...

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