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.

UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Mobile

The Big Issue Foundation is urging U.K. banks — as well as the country’s financial regulator — to make it easier for its homeless vendors...

READ MORE >
JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
December 26, 2018  |  POS Innovation

JCB subsidiary CB International has rolled out a new EMV QR code payment service that will allow the cardholder to make contactless payments using a...

READ MORE >
Italian Bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard To Test Biometric Contactless Payment Cards
Italian Bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard To Test Biometric Contactless Payment Cards
December 19, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Digital security company Gemalto announced Wednesday (Dec. 19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard...

READ MORE >
De Lijn Taps Conduent For Fare Collection; Network International Rolls Out Google Pay
De Lijn Taps Conduent For Fare Collection; Network International Rolls Out Google Pay
December 17, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Network International’s rollout of Google Pay acceptance in the United...

READ MORE >
Mastercard, BLIK Partner To Bring Contactless Payments To Poland
Mastercard, BLIK Partner To Bring Contactless Payments To Poland
December 17, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mastercard, the global payments company, and Polish Payment Standard, the operator of BLIK, a Polish mobile payment system and scheme, announced Monday (Dec. 17) that...

READ MORE >
TSYS On Canadians’ Lingering Love For Credit Cards
TSYS On Canadians’ Lingering Love For Credit Cards
December 17, 2018  |  Payment Methods

In Canada, credit cards hold sway, the preferred method of payment across any number of settings. Here’s why paying with credit has been a long-term...

READ MORE >
Visa Inks Partnerships With More Football Associations
Visa Inks Partnerships With More Football Associations
December 06, 2018  |  VISA

Visa, the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA, announced Wednesday (December 6) partnerships with the Union of European Football Associations’ (UEFA) Women’s Football Competitions and...

READ MORE >
NMI’s Contactless Payments Tech Boosts UK Charity Donations
NMI’s Contactless Payments Tech Boosts UK Charity Donations
November 30, 2018  |  Digital Payments

NMI, a commerce enablement company, implemented and installed contactless donation points in Bristol for a charity event, and raised 309 percent more money than they...

READ MORE >
Cubic Expands Contactless Payment System To Sydney Trains
Cubic Expands Contactless Payment System To Sydney Trains
November 26, 2018  |  Travel Payments

Cubic Corporation announced Monday (November 26) that its Cubic Transportation Systems unit and Transport for New South Wales will expand the contactless payment system to...

READ MORE >