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.

Visa Expands Visa Token Service, Eyes eCommerce ‘Balancing Act’

Visa Expands Visa Token Service, Eyes eCommerce ‘Balancing Act’
Visa Expands Visa Token Service, Eyes eCommerce ‘Balancing Act’
May 13, 2020  |  VISA

Visa said Wednesday (May 13) that 28 new partners — spanning a range of gateway acquirers and technology partners —  are joining Visa Token Service...

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Jumia: How The ‘Amazon Of Africa’ Is Navigating A Pandemic-Induced Explosion In Digital Payments
Jumia: How The ‘Amazon Of Africa’ Is Navigating A Pandemic-Induced Explosion In Digital Payments
May 13, 2020  |  eCommerce

At a quick glance, Africa as a continent lags behind the rest of the world in terms of pushing its population of roughly 1.2 billion...

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Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management
Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management
May 08, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Get the Full Story...

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Visa: FinTechs And Fast-Tracking The Road To Recovery
Visa: FinTechs And Fast-Tracking The Road To Recovery
May 07, 2020  |  VISA

“We’ve basically seen a multi-year acceleration of the world going digital over the course of a few weeks.” Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Visa, Conferma Pay, Make Corporate ‘On The Go’ Card Spend Tap And Pay
Visa, Conferma Pay, Make Corporate ‘On The Go’ Card Spend Tap And Pay
May 06, 2020  |  Mobile

The stage is set for contactless payments in commerce, for plastic to remain in the wallet, and for consumers to embrace digital wallets. Get the...

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What It Takes To Get Consumers (And Merchants) To Go Cashless, Contactless – And PIN-less
What It Takes To Get Consumers (And Merchants) To Go Cashless, Contactless – And PIN-less
May 06, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The appeal of contactless payments has skyrocketed since the pandemic hit across the globe. Payment network giants such as Visa and Mastercard said in their most...

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Visa: Tap-to-Pay Transactions Grow 40 Pct YoY
Visa: Tap-to-Pay Transactions Grow 40 Pct YoY
April 30, 2020  |  Earnings

Visa posted fiscal second-quarter results that showed a precipitous falloff in cross-border volumes late in the quarter amid the coronavirus pandemic, alongside what it termed...

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Mastercard: Half Of Consumers Now Using Contactless Payments
Mastercard: Half Of Consumers Now Using Contactless Payments
April 30, 2020  |  Mastercard

As nations put limitations into place to support social distancing in February and March, Mastercard reported that a significant share of consumers tapped into contactless...

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