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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.

Samsung To Broaden Contactless Payments Access
Samsung To Broaden Contactless Payments Access
March 24, 2017  |  News

Samsung Electronics is backing the Contactless Companion Platform in an effort to expand access to contactless payments beyond NFC-enabled devices. According to a report in...

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UK Consumers Spent £647B With Payment Cards In 2016
UK Consumers Spent £647B With Payment Cards In 2016
March 03, 2017  |  Payment Methods

During 2016, consumers in the U.K. spent £647 billion with payment cards, according to new data from the U.K. Cards Association. In a press release, the...

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Contactless Payments Up Across UK
Contactless Payments Up Across UK
March 03, 2017  |  Payment Methods

New insight from Barclaycard’s Contactless Spending Index indicates that contactless payments in U.K. supermarkets have risen considerably in the past twelve months. Here are some...

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Barclaycard Inks Contactless Payment Deals With DCK, Tappy Technologies
Barclaycard Inks Contactless Payment Deals With DCK, Tappy Technologies
February 27, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Barclaycard, the credit card issuer, has inked a deal with DCK Group, the fashion jewelry maker, in which DCK will add Barclaycard’s bPay’s contactless payment...

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Diebold Nixdorf Inks Contactless Cash Dispenser Deal With Air Bank
Diebold Nixdorf Inks Contactless Cash Dispenser Deal With Air Bank
February 14, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Diebold Nixdorf is teaming up with FinTech startup Air Bank in the Czech Republic. According to a report, Diebold Nixdorf is partnering with Air Bank because...

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USA Technologies Inks Deal With Several Pepsi Bottlers
USA Technologies Inks Deal With Several Pepsi Bottlers
February 09, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

USA Technologies (USAT), the payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, announced Wednesday (Feb. 8) agreements with several Pepsi Cola bottling...

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Cashless Payments Eroding Cash’s Dominance
Cashless Payments Eroding Cash’s Dominance
January 19, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A movement by countries around the globe to embrace a cashless future is resulting in plastic payments (think credit and debit cards) to erode cash’s...

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UK Contactless Card Payments Surge In November
UK Contactless Card Payments Surge In November
January 17, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Contactless card transactions are growing in the U.K., with the UK Cards Association reporting that a quarter of all card transactions are done via a...

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Denmark Shutting Down Last Mint This Month
Denmark Shutting Down Last Mint This Month
December 19, 2016  |  Cash

Denmark is following Sweden and Norway and, by the end of December, will stop producing its own currency, opting instead to outsource production to Finland....

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