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.

Discover, Garmin Pay Team On Payments
Discover, Garmin Pay Team On Payments
January 28, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Discover, the payments company, and Garmin International announced on Monday (Jan. 28) that Discover cardmembers can now make payments using Garmin Pay, a contactless payment solution...

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Samsung Adds Millions To Mobeewave’s Series B
Samsung Adds Millions To Mobeewave’s Series B
January 28, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

In November 2018, Mobeewave announced that it had closed a big Series B round. Led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital, the $16.5 million round...

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UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Mobile

The Big Issue Foundation is urging U.K. banks — as well as the country’s financial regulator — to make it easier for its homeless vendors...

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JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
JCB Debuts QR Codes In South Asia
December 26, 2018  |  Point of Sale

JCB subsidiary CB International has rolled out a new EMV QR code payment service that will allow the cardholder to make contactless payments using a...

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Italian Bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard To Test Biometric Contactless Payment Cards
Italian Bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard To Test Biometric Contactless Payment Cards
December 19, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Digital security company Gemalto announced Wednesday (Dec. 19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard...

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De Lijn Taps Conduent For Fare Collection; Network International Rolls Out Google Pay
De Lijn Taps Conduent For Fare Collection; Network International Rolls Out Google Pay
December 17, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Network International’s rollout of Google Pay acceptance in the United...

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Mastercard, BLIK Partner To Bring Contactless Payments To Poland
Mastercard, BLIK Partner To Bring Contactless Payments To Poland
December 17, 2018  |  Partnerships

Mastercard, the global payments company, and Polish Payment Standard, the operator of BLIK, a Polish mobile payment system and scheme, announced Monday (Dec. 17) that...

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TSYS On Canadians’ Lingering Love For Credit Cards
TSYS On Canadians’ Lingering Love For Credit Cards
December 17, 2018  |  Payment Methods

In Canada, credit cards hold sway, the preferred method of payment across any number of settings. Here’s why paying with credit has been a long-term...

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Visa Inks Partnerships With More Football Associations
Visa Inks Partnerships With More Football Associations
December 06, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Visa, the Official Payment Services Partner of FIFA, announced Wednesday (December 6) partnerships with the Union of European Football Associations’ (UEFA) Women’s Football Competitions and...

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