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Covid-era contactless payment limit rises drove consumer usage but not adoption, research finds

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The Swiss central bank’s researchers based their analysis on anonymized, transaction-level data for a large sample of point-of-sale debit card payments made in Switzerland between 2019 and 2021. “In Switzerland – the country we study – the tap-and-go limit was doubled from CHF40 to CHF80 in April 2020.

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Pandemic Has Consumers Embracing QR Codes And Contactless Payments

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While the global pandemic has taken a toll on almost every business, consumer demand for all things touchless is surging — and has even been a driver of growth for QR codes. Although the 20-year-old technology has long enjoyed strong adoption in Asia (especially China), 2020 could go down as the year that U.S. Nurturing the QR Code.

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Hands Off: Touchless, Contactless Payments Drive Consumer Safety Preferences

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That consumers are a bit gun shy when it comes to shopping in physical stores — particularly when it comes to checking out at the point of sale and having to share a touchpad with every other shopper that’s been in all day — is well known a little over a half-year into the pandemic. By The Numbers: Touchless Vs. Contactless.

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Mastercard: Half Of Consumers Now Using Contactless Payments

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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 payments for purchases. According to an announcement , the firm’s consumer polling illustrates “accelerated and sustained contactless adoption.”.

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Visa: US Contactless Payments Primed For A Big 2020

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When Visa launched a contactless payments pilot with New York’s Mass Transit Authority (MTA) seven months ago, the company started small, and with modest goals. This “public pilot” made contactless payments available on a few train lines, and only at 16 stations, including Grand Central Station and Union Station.

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Contactless Payments Are Going Mainstream

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PYMNTS’ September 2020 Small and Medium Business Reopening report, done in collaboration with American Express , is a concentrated source of intelligence on developments in the field that show a way forward for SMBs, from the year of COVID and into more prosperous times. For contactless payments to really become widespread in the U.S.,

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How Decathlon Deployed QR Codes For Seamless And Secure Contactless Payments

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Contactless payments have surged in popularity over the past year, fueled by both an increased reliance on digital banking as well as the effort to contain COVID-19’s spread by preventing consumers and workers from having to touch point of sale (POS) system surfaces or handle cash. Challenges In Deploying QR Codes.