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.

WSFS Bank: Plain Vanilla Digital Banking Won’t Cut It Any More
WSFS Bank: Plain Vanilla Digital Banking Won’t Cut It Any More
June 01, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The new coronavirus had an immediate and profound effect on the financial services industry, as brick-and-mortar bank branches closed to protect public health. Those closures...

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Digital Is The New Black: Rewriting Retail’s Rule Book For The Recovery And Beyond
Digital Is The New Black: Rewriting Retail’s Rule Book For The Recovery And Beyond
May 28, 2020  |  Retail

Now that the era of full-stop lockdown is coming to an end and economic reopenings are under way to one extent or another in all...

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Preparing Merchants For The Coming Mobile Wallet Boost
Preparing Merchants For The Coming Mobile Wallet Boost
May 27, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Call it the great shift. We’re still navigating the pandemic — which means doing what we used to do offline, increasingly, through digital means. As...

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What Sticks? Five Data-Driven Behaviors That Will Define America’s Reopening
What Sticks? Five Data-Driven Behaviors That Will Define America’s Reopening
May 25, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

Pandemic aside, business in the digital era is still data driven. Guesswork about the consumer and his or her behavior is not necessary or advisable....

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Deep Dive: Contactless Payments And Touch-Free Ordering: How QSRs Are Reopening Their Storefronts
Deep Dive: Contactless Payments And Touch-Free Ordering: How QSRs Are Reopening Their Storefronts
May 20, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Approximately 30,000 U.S. restaurants have permanently shuttered operations, and more than 110,000 anticipated closing their doors in April, according to recent estimates from the National...

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Curry Up Now On Its Contactless Approach To Reopening
Curry Up Now On Its Contactless Approach To Reopening
May 19, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Redesigning restaurant layouts and creating a touch-free environment are about to become non-negotiable for quick-service restaurants (QSRs) across America as they prepare to reopen their...

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As States Reopen, QSRs Are Learning What Consumers Need To Feel Safe
As States Reopen, QSRs Are Learning What Consumers Need To Feel Safe
May 18, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurants operators are being met with unprecedented economic fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as they have been forced to get by on delivery and...

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Visa Expands Visa Token Service, Eyes eCommerce ‘Balancing Act’
Visa Expands Visa Token Service, Eyes eCommerce ‘Balancing Act’
May 13, 2020  |  VISA

Visa said Wednesday (May 13) that 28 new partners — spanning a range of gateway acquirers and technology partners —  are joining Visa Token Service...

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Jumia: How The ‘Amazon Of Africa’ Is Navigating A Pandemic-Induced Explosion In Digital Payments
Jumia: How The ‘Amazon Of Africa’ Is Navigating A Pandemic-Induced Explosion In Digital Payments
May 13, 2020  |  eCommerce

At a quick glance, Africa as a continent lags behind the rest of the world in terms of pushing its population of roughly 1.2 billion...

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