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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.

Barclaycard Rolls Out Self-Serve Beer Pump
Barclaycard Rolls Out Self-Serve Beer Pump
December 19, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Getting a beer is becoming a little easier, at least in one London pub, which rolled out a self-service beer pump. According to a report, the...

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PayPal, Citi, FIS Partnerships Drive Digital Ubiquity
PayPal, Citi, FIS Partnerships Drive Digital Ubiquity
December 15, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal’s made it pretty clear that enabling consumer choice means giving consumers the ability to use their preferred method of payment inside of their PayPal...

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Raiffeisen Bank Going High-Tech With Its New ATMs
Raiffeisen Bank Going High-Tech With Its New ATMs
December 05, 2016  |  Banking

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank is reportedly gearing its ATMs up for the future, ordering 1,200 new machines from Diebold Nixdorf. According to a report, Raiffeisen Bank ordered...

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American Express Brings Contactless Payments To Canada
American Express Brings Contactless Payments To Canada
December 01, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Credit card issuer American Express announced Wednesday (Nov. 30) it is enabling contactless mobile pay for cardholders in Canada that have an Android device. In...

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UATP Inks Contactless Payments Partnership With Paymagnet
UATP Inks Contactless Payments Partnership With Paymagnet
November 30, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

UATP, the global travel payments network, announced Tuesday (Nov. 29) that it has inked a partnership with Paymagnet, the contactless payments company, to supply its...

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Verifone Lands Dagrofa And REMA 1000 In Denmark As Customers
Verifone Lands Dagrofa And REMA 1000 In Denmark As Customers
November 29, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Verifone, the payments and commerce company, announced Monday (Nov. 28) that Dagrofa, Denmark’s third-largest retail company, and REMA 1000, a fast-growing discount chain in the country, have...

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Google Play: New Payments Soon For Android Wear
Google Play: New Payments Soon For Android Wear
November 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

The Android Police recently spotted code in the newly released v10.0 of Google Play services, suggesting Android Wear may soon support contactless payment via Android...

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Verifone Launches Verifone Engage In Europe, Eyes SMB Market
Verifone Launches Verifone Engage In Europe, Eyes SMB Market
November 22, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Verifone announced on Monday (Nov. 21) that it launched Verifone Engage with the all-in-one countertop product Verifone V200c in Europe. In a press release, the...

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Contactless Card Usage In Europe Exploding
Contactless Card Usage In Europe Exploding
November 10, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Contactless card payment usage in Europe continues to explode as more and more merchants accept this form of payment, according to a new study by...

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