tap to pay

Tap To Pay is a form of payment that allows a customer to tap a card or device against your card reader to pay instead of inserting a card.

Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
November 05, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Contactless Google Wallet payments are coming to Brazil’s Pix system. The country’s central bank this week previewed the new offering — Pix by Proximity —...

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Revolut Business Enables UK Merchants to Accept American Express
Revolut Business Enables UK Merchants to Accept American Express
October 09, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Revolut Business has partnered with American Express to enable its merchants in the United Kingdom to accept American Express payments. This collaboration allows Revolut to enable...

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Visa and BofA See Contactless Payments Hit Their Post-Pandemic Stride
Visa and BofA See Contactless Payments Hit Their Post-Pandemic Stride
September 10, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Turns out contactless payments were a lot more than a pandemic solution. They were in development as early as 2008, but what began as a...

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CFPB Seeks Developers’ Comments on Apple’s Rules on Tap-to-Pay Access
CFPB Seeks Developers’ Comments on Apple’s Rules on Tap-to-Pay Access
August 28, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking public comment on Apple’s recently announced rules governing how financial companies and app developers offer tap-to-pay functionality on its...

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Apple’s NFC Move Ushers in New Era of POS Competition
Apple’s NFC Move Ushers in New Era of POS Competition
August 15, 2024  |  Apple

Apple’s move to open up near-field communications (NFC) technology — specifically so that third-party developers can integrate NFC transactions — may turbocharge digital wallets’ momentum....

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Apple Gives Third Parties Access to Tap-and-Go Payments Tech
Apple Gives Third Parties Access to Tap-and-Go Payments Tech
August 14, 2024  |  Apple

Apple says it is giving developers access to its near-field communication (NFC) technology. “Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer NFC contactless...

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Google Wallet and Acorns Launch Payment Solution Designed for Kids
Google Wallet and Acorns Launch Payment Solution Designed for Kids
August 09, 2024  |  Wearables

Parents can now provide their 7- to 12-year-old kids with a wearable payment device powered by Google Wallet and GoHenry by Acorns. The two organizations have partnered...

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Greenlight and Google Team on Fitbit-Focused Financial Education
Greenlight and Google Team on Fitbit-Focused Financial Education
August 07, 2024  |  Wearables

Financial education-focused FinTech Greenlight has launched a collaboration with Google. The partnership, announced Wednesday (Aug. 7), connects Greenlight’s debit card to Google’s Fitbit Ace LTE,...

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Apple’s Services Segment Grows, But AI Still Remains a ‘Show Me’ Story
Apple’s Services Segment Grows, But AI Still Remains a ‘Show Me’ Story
August 01, 2024  |  Apple

Apple’s latest quarter showed some resilience in services growth – and management noted the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to help transform the company’s efforts...

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