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African FinTech Lipa Payments Expands Digital Payment Offerings
African FinTech Lipa Payments Expands Digital Payment Offerings
February 22, 2022  |  Payment Methods

South African FinTech company Lipa Payments is bringing its Tap to Pay offering to Africa’s so-called informal sectors through its software platform, which allows merchants...

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Contactless Payments Could Outlive COVID-19
Contactless Payments Could Outlive COVID-19
February 07, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

The combination of pandemic-related restrictions and consumer fears of contracting COVID-19 through cash transactions and ATM visits helped drive a sudden enthusiasm for contactless payments...

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Dallas Area Rapid Transit on How Contactless Payments Can Increase Ridership Following the Pandemic
Dallas Area Rapid Transit on How Contactless Payments Can Increase Ridership Following the Pandemic
January 31, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Almost 90% of public transportation riders want contactless options when it comes to paying for travel, pushing transit agencies to go beyond tokens, tickets or...

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Open-Loop Contactless Payment Systems Keep Transit Agencies, Riders Running Smoothly
Open-Loop Contactless Payment Systems Keep Transit Agencies, Riders Running Smoothly
January 28, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Contactless payment adoption skyrocketed in early 2020 as consumers turned to technology to address in-person restrictions and health concerns. Now, nearly 60% of global consumers...

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Mastercard: Contactless Payments Now 50% of Global in-Person Transactions
Mastercard: Contactless Payments Now 50% of Global in-Person Transactions
January 27, 2022  |  Earnings

Mastercard’s latest earnings results show double-digit gains in debit and credit spending, a rebound in cross-border activity — and contactless payments, increasingly, becoming the preferred...

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Cardknox Integrates ID TECH Self-Service Terminals for Unattended Retail Improvements
Cardknox Integrates ID TECH Self-Service Terminals for Unattended Retail Improvements
January 26, 2022  |  Unattended Retail

Omnichannel payment gateway Cardknox on Wednesday (Jan. 26) integrated with ID TECH’s VP6300 and the VP6800 self-service payment terminals to broaden its support of unattended...

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Today in FinTech: Samsung Intros Fingerprint-Secured Cards; Huawei Smartphones Get Contactless Payments; Stripe Helps Spotify Creators Monetize
Today in FinTech: Samsung Intros Fingerprint-Secured Cards; Huawei Smartphones Get Contactless Payments; Stripe Helps Spotify...
January 25, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech News, Samsung taps biometrics for payments secured by users’ fingerprints, while Huawei tackles contactless payments with Curve via a digital wallet with...

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Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
January 20, 2022  |  Retail

Commerce is everywhere. Consumers navigate brick-and mortar stores with confidence, wielding phones and wearables and even paying right in the aisles when we find what...

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UK’s Contactless Ordering Startup Leslie Makes US Debut
UK’s Contactless Ordering Startup Leslie Makes US Debut
January 19, 2022  |  Startups

U.K.-based on-table ordering startup Leslie has brought its tech to food service and hospitality services in the U.S., just 12 weeks after its initial launch,...

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