http://www.pymnts.com/home/ http://www.pymnts.com/briefing-room/mobile/mobile-payments/NFC-Across-The-Sea-MasterCard-PayPass-European-Success/#PageComment_1651958 In the UK (with my bank anyway) contactless cards require a PIN authentication over £20 transaction/daily ceiling.

Very useful for travel/lunch and normal daily payments. I hope its detractors look a little further into the future and see the benefits. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:35:22 -0600 Tim Parkes http://www.pymnts.com/briefing-room/mobile/mobile-payments/NFC-Across-The-Sea-MasterCard-PayPass-European-Success/#PageComment_1651958 http://www.pymnts.com/briefing-room/mobile/mobile-payments/NFC-Across-The-Sea-MasterCard-PayPass-European-Success/#PageComment_1608655 An excellent and concise discussion of the Contactless growth in Europe. Does the Oyster card requir any authentication such as PIN above some threshold.

The value of being able to bypass the transit ticket Kiosk is very true in New York too.

Are the Contactless cards also EMV? is there a threshold avbove which PIN authentication is required. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:24:29 -0600 Paul Close http://www.pymnts.com/briefing-room/mobile/mobile-payments/NFC-Across-The-Sea-MasterCard-PayPass-European-Success/#PageComment_1608655