Contactless news and trends

Mastercard: Contactless Payments Now 70% of Face-to-Face Transactions

October 31, 2024
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PYMNTS’ Data-Driven Journey Through Payments Innovation
Payments Innovation // October 19, 2024

Oct. 20, 2009. The United States was starting to see daylight out of the darkness of the worst financial crisis since the great depression. The Wall Street Journal reported that companies were starting to see profit improvements but weren’t ready to hire workers laid off...

CPI Card Group to Pilot Environmentally Friendly Contactless Card
Credit Cards // October 16, 2024

Payments technology company CPI Card Group is now accepting orders from issuers to start piloting a contactless card with new chip technology that expands payment card design options and reduces environmental impacts. The cards feature Infineon’s new SECORA Pay Green contactless payment card technology and...

Worldline Partners Selfly Store on Contactless Vending Offering
Partnerships // July 18, 2024

Worldline has formed a partnership with intelligent vending machine company Selfly Store. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 16), will see Worldline work with payment expert Antenor to integrate a contactless payment solution with Selfly’s machines, which are designed to provide an autonomous meal/snack solution for...

The Cyborg Shopper: Is It the Future or Just a Blip?
Technology // July 13, 2024

As a fringe group of consumers gets microchips implanted in their hands to make payments without using any external devices, time will prove whether these shoppers are early adopters or simply eccentrics. A TikTok video from last year with more than 10 million views, by...

Interviews & Exclusives
PYMNTS’ Data-Driven Journey Through Payments Innovation

October 19, 2024
Oct. 20, 2009. The United States was starting to see daylight out of the darkness of the worst financial crisis since the great depression. The Wall Street Journal reported that companies were starting to see profit improvements but weren’t ready to hire workers laid off during the crisis. Many analysts speculated whether the Dow Jones […]

Unattended Payments Shape the Future of Retail Transactions

May 29, 2024
Human interaction used to be essential for finalizing transactions at traditional point-of-sale locations. However, there has been a shift, with unattended payments technologies increasingly becoming indispensable in today’s fast-paced retail...

Open-Loop Payments Help Advance Smart City Innovation

May 14, 2024
The concept of the connected commuter is gaining momentum, driven by the increasing reliance on digital solutions for travel and commuting needs. PYMNTS Intelligence research highlighted this trend, revealing an...

Payment Networks Spotlight Rise of Tokenization and Contactless Payments

May 02, 2024
Four years ago, the pandemic began to give wings to contactless payments. Now, as shown by earnings results from the likes of Mastercard and Visa, the payment methodology has taken flight. PYMNTS Intelligence data...

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CPI Card Group to Pilot Environmentally Friendly Contactless Card

October 16, 2024
Payments technology company CPI Card Group is now accepting orders from issuers to start piloting a contactless card with new chip technology that expands payment card design options and reduces environmental impacts. The cards feature Infineon’s new SECORA Pay Green contactless payment card technology and are already in CPI’s in-house inventory, as it began manufacturing […]

Worldline Partners Selfly Store on Contactless Vending Offering

July 18, 2024
Worldline has formed a partnership with intelligent vending machine company Selfly Store. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 16), will see Worldline work with payment expert Antenor to integrate a contactless...

Worldpay Launches Tap-to-Pay Offering for Merchants

May 02, 2024
Payment facilitators (PayFacs) using Worldpay’s services can now offer their merchants tap-to-pay on iPhone. The payments technology firm said in a Thursday (May 2) press release that two of its PayFac...

Airtel and Noise Launch Smartwatch That Enables Contactless Payments

March 19, 2024
India’s Airtel Payments Bank partnered with smartwatch company Noise to launch a smartwatch that enables users to tap to pay. The Payments Bank Smartwatch enables hassle-free payments, Airtel Payments Bank said in a Tuesday (March 19)...