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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.

Apple Is Opening Its NFC Chip To Third-Party Apps
Apple Is Opening Its NFC Chip To Third-Party Apps
June 08, 2017  |  News

Apple will enable third-party app developers to get access to the NFC chip inside the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus via the iOS...

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Cashless Payments For Self-Serve Laundry Locations More Than Doubled Over Past Year
Cashless Payments For Self-Serve Laundry Locations More Than Doubled Over Past Year
June 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

USA Technologies Inc. and Setomatic Systems (owner of the SpyderWash laundry payment platform) announced in a press release that contactless payments at self-serve laundry locations...

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Dunkin’ Now Runs On Masterpass
Dunkin’ Now Runs On Masterpass
May 26, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Dunkin’ Donuts announced Thursday (May 25) that it now accepts Masterpass by Mastercard, enabling customers to purchase and reload virtual Dunkin’ Donut cards on the...

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UK Apple Pay Merchants Can Skirt Payments Cap
UK Apple Pay Merchants Can Skirt Payments Cap
May 23, 2017  |  Apple Pay

Apple’s vision that Apple Pay will one day replace wallets got a step closer, at least in the U.K. now that Apple Pay merchants can accept...

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Samsung Pay Launches In UK Nearly Two Years After Rivals
Samsung Pay Launches In UK Nearly Two Years After Rivals
May 17, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Samsung Electronic launched its contactless mobile payment service Samsung Pay in the U.K. Tuesday (May 16) playing catchup to rivals Apple Pay and Android Pay,...

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Visa, India Partner To Speed Toll Payments
Visa, India Partner To Speed Toll Payments
May 16, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Visa, the credit card company, announced on Monday (May 15) the launch of India’s first proof-of-concept (PoC) to showcase open loop contactless toll payments at...

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Mswipe Adds Samsung Pay To All Its Terminals In India
Mswipe Adds Samsung Pay To All Its Terminals In India
May 10, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Mswipe Technologies, India’s largest independent POS merchant acquirer and network provider, announced Tuesday (May 9) it has enabled Samsung Pay at all its terminals across...

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Paysafe CPO Speaks To What’s Next For Digital Wallets
Paysafe CPO Speaks To What’s Next For Digital Wallets
May 04, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Thanks to the growth of mobile technology and e-commerce, many are writing banknote obituaries and hailing the arrival of the cashless society said Daniel Kornitzer,...

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Juniper Research Still Betting On Apple Pay
Juniper Research Still Betting On Apple Pay
April 13, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Will Apple be the apple of the consumer’s eye when it comes to contactless payments? Cnet reports that the tech giant may just lap its...

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