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.

EMVCo Reports 12.8 Billion EMV Chip Cards In Circulation
EMVCo Reports 12.8 Billion EMV Chip Cards In Circulation
August 10, 2023  |  Payment Methods

According to data from EMVCo, the adoption of EMV Chip card technology is on the rise. By the end of 2022, 12.8 billion EMV® Chip...

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Apple Introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone for Contactless Payments in the UK
Apple Introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone for Contactless Payments in the UK
July 13, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has begun offering its Tap to Pay on iPhone feature to merchants in the U.K. The new offering, announced Thursday (July 13), lets merchants...

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Cash Use Down 23% in Mexico, Cards Fill the Gap
Cash Use Down 23% in Mexico, Cards Fill the Gap
June 20, 2023  |  Merchant Innovation

Shoppers in Mexico strongly prefer shopping in-store to shopping online. Seventy-one percent of local shoppers reported making their most recent retail purchase in a brick-and-mortar...

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UK Contactless Card Use Up 94% YoY
UK Contactless Card Use Up 94% YoY
May 08, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The coronation has come and gone, and digital wallets and contactless cards continue to dominate the U.K. retail space. How will Brits pay for coronation...

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UK Shoppers’ Use of Contactless Cards Spikes 94% YOY
UK Shoppers’ Use of Contactless Cards Spikes 94% YOY
April 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Contactless cards have long been at the center of the U.K.’s payments ecosystem, but now, digital wallets are quickly entering the mix. There is also...

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Visa Says Adoption of Open-Loop Transit Payments Is at a Tipping Point Worldwide
Visa Says Adoption of Open-Loop Transit Payments Is at a Tipping Point Worldwide
March 17, 2023  |  Transportation

As transit systems move away from legacy payment methods like pay-as-you-go passes and toward contactless open-loop payments, it’s creating new commerce possibilities that not only...

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Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
March 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

From tap-to-pay debit and credit cards to mobile smartphone wallets, contactless methods have been driving new waves of innovation in payments post-pandemic, buoyed by growing consumer demand...

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Wix and Stripe Enable Contactless Payments via iPhone
Wix and Stripe Enable Contactless Payments via iPhone
March 06, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Wix and Stripe have partnered to enable merchants to accept contactless payments with an iPhone. With this new Tap to Pay on iPhone offering, merchants...

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Contactless Cards Dominate in UK as Mobile Wallets Poised to Increase
Contactless Cards Dominate in UK as Mobile Wallets Poised to Increase
March 02, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Contactless card usage is firmly entrenched in the U.K. and goes as far back as 2007, when the popular OnePulse was launched. In fact, recent...

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