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.

Digital-First Down Under: Visa Report Shows Changes Coming For In-Store Shopping
Digital-First Down Under: Visa Report Shows Changes Coming For In-Store Shopping
January 29, 2021  |  Retail

Australia, like many places in the world, has seen its commerce landscape reset by the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it forced on consumers and...

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Today In Payments: J.P. Morgan Plans Rollout Of UK Digital Retail Bank; Apple Earnings Blowout Rides Connected Economy
Today In Payments: J.P. Morgan Plans Rollout Of UK Digital Retail Bank; Apple Earnings Blowout...
January 28, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, J.P. Morgan is launching a retail bank in the U.K., and Apple hit its first $100 billion-plus quarter. Plus, Vistaprint has...

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COVID-19’s Price Tag Leaves Large Hospitals At Risk
COVID-19’s Price Tag Leaves Large Hospitals At Risk
January 21, 2021  |  Healthcare

The healthcare industry continues to be on high alert and many hospitals are operating increasingly close to maximum capacity. Elective procedures typically handled at the...

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How Decathlon Deployed QR Codes For Seamless And Secure Contactless Payments
How Decathlon Deployed QR Codes For Seamless And Secure Contactless Payments
January 18, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

Despite sky-high demand for contactless payment options, some U.S. consumers have shied away from adopting QR code-based payments due to unfamiliarity and security concerns. In...

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Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
January 12, 2021  |  Payment Methods

If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices … then...

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Cargomatic Taps Geocoding To Avert Last-Mile Delivery Mistakes
Cargomatic Taps Geocoding To Avert Last-Mile Delivery Mistakes
January 12, 2021  |  Digital Onboarding

Merchants that wish to avoid lost sales and unhappy customers must have the most up-to-date information for the final steps of delivery. Inaccurate addresses, in...

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Banking Customers Take The Digital Leap With Cross-Channel Outreach
Banking Customers Take The Digital Leap With Cross-Channel Outreach
December 28, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

The pandemic’s end is finally in sight as vaccines are approved and distributed, but the financial industry is not out of the woods yet. More...

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MercadoCredito Cracks The Code On Lending To The Un- And Underbanked In Brazil
MercadoCredito Cracks The Code On Lending To The Un- And Underbanked In Brazil
December 28, 2020  |  Alternative Finances

The digital compression of 2020 has drawn a wide range of speculation. Has it been ten years of change packed into one, as some have...

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Thanksgiving 2020: Tough Times and A Cheaper Turkey Dinner
Thanksgiving 2020: Tough Times and A Cheaper Turkey Dinner
November 26, 2020  |  In Depth

Thanksgiving is America’s most traditional holiday as, for generations, families have sat around the table to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. And though there...

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