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.

Visa Says Riding Mass Transit Has Never Been Easier — but Tap to Ride Uptake Is Limited
Visa Says Riding Mass Transit Has Never Been Easier — but Tap to Ride Uptake...
July 12, 2022  |  Transportation

We’ve seen the disappearance of the subway tokens. The tickets — at the bus, on the trains and across mass transit in general — are...

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Restaurant Roundup: DoorDash Glitch Costs Thousands of Dollars
Restaurant Roundup: DoorDash Glitch Costs Thousands of Dollars
July 08, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

A DoorDash glitch on Thursday (July 7) had customers hauling in free food and beverages, up to thousands of dollars’ worth. As The New York...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How CUs Are Implementing Contactless Payments and Mobile Wallets
PYMNTS Intelligence: How CUs Are Implementing Contactless Payments and Mobile Wallets
June 29, 2022  |  Credit Unions

The financial services industry has changed radically over the last 10 years as financial institutions (FIs) of all types have had to expand their product...

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BECU on Meeting Member Demand for Frictionless Features and Experiences
BECU on Meeting Member Demand for Frictionless Features and Experiences
June 28, 2022  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions’ mission-driven, customer-centric reputations were once enough to ensure survival, but members have spoken: Without access to cutting-edge payment options and other digital conveniences,...

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More CU Members Would Rather Switch Than Fight Over Digital Payment Services
More CU Members Would Rather Switch Than Fight Over Digital Payment Services
June 27, 2022  |  Credit Unions

It was once sufficient for credit unions (CUs) to lean on their reputations as being customer-centric and mission-driven. Increasingly, however, consumers need access to cutting-edge...

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SoftPOS Drives EU Merchants’ Adoption of Contactless Payments
SoftPOS Drives EU Merchants’ Adoption of Contactless Payments
June 20, 2022  |  POS Innovation

Merchants who want to accept contactless payments, either by card or mobile wallet, have traditionally needed card readers to do so, but a new technology,...

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UK SMEs Give Customers the Cheap, Contactless Payments They Want
UK SMEs Give Customers the Cheap, Contactless Payments They Want
June 16, 2022  |  Payment Methods

In the U.K., The Big Issue magazine is distributed by a network of around 1500 people who are either vulnerably housed or at risk of...

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US Standards for EV Chargers Would Require Contactless Payments
US Standards for EV Chargers Would Require Contactless Payments
June 10, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Electric vehicle (EV) public charging stations installed using funds provided by the federal government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) may be required to include contactless payment...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Demand for Digital and Contactless Payments Is Growing Across Latin America
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Demand for Digital and Contactless Payments Is Growing Across Latin America
June 06, 2022  |  Latin America

The pandemic accelerated the digitization of companies’ customer interactions by as much as four years and the share of their digital product offerings by an...

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