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.

MasterCard Partners To Expand Tokens To Issuer Wallets
MasterCard Partners To Expand Tokens To Issuer Wallets
February 24, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

MasterCard’s Digital Enablement Services just got another partner to extend its tokenization services to issuing banks. MasterCard announced a deal with Giesecke & Devrient to use the...

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PayPal Goes In-Store With Vodafone Wallet Partnership
PayPal Goes In-Store With Vodafone Wallet Partnership
February 15, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

A new contactless payment method is making its way to European Vodafone customers through a new partnership. Late last week, NFC World+ reported that Vodafone is teaming...

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Optus Optimizes mPayment Options With Payment Stickers, Bands
Optus Optimizes mPayment Options With Payment Stickers, Bands
February 09, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Optus, an Australian contactless payments service provider, is now offering payment stickers and bands as part of its strategy to find a user base beyond...

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London Transit Contactless Pay Tops 300M Rides
London Transit Contactless Pay Tops 300M Rides
February 01, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Londoners can’t seem to get enough of contactless payments. The city’s affinity for them has reached a new height with over a million trips being made...

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Visa Europe Revenue Up 25 Percent To All-Time High
Visa Europe Revenue Up 25 Percent To All-Time High
January 26, 2016  |  International

Visa Europe, the payments giant merging with its former parent company, Visa Inc., said early Tuesday (Jan. 26) that it had its most successful year...

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UK Card Transactions Now 10 Percent Contactless
UK Card Transactions Now 10 Percent Contactless
January 05, 2016  |  News

Contactless payments are fast becoming the favorite way for Britons to pay, with as many as one in 10 transactions being contactless, the latest data from...

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Ingenico’s Contactless Payment Screens Ready For Debut
Ingenico’s Contactless Payment Screens Ready For Debut
December 23, 2015  |  News

One French startup is trying to change the world of connected payments — with multiple screens. And it’s doing so with the payments solutions firm Ingenico....

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