NFCW

JULY 9, 2024

CONSUMER PREFERENCE: Customer demand is driving the uptick in contactless card shipments: Nine in ten of the 3.2bn smart payment cards and modules shipped in 2023 included support for contactless payments “as consumers in all markets embrace touch free payments and tap-to-pay goes mainstream”, the Smart Payment Association reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Worldpay, the payment technology company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 16) that for the first time, contactless payments have become more popular than chip and pin card purchases when paying in-store in the U.K. The change occurred in June, when 51 percent of in-store card transactions were contactless.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 25, 2024

MuchBetter’s contactless payment ring functions just like any other payment device, and can be used to make payments all over the world, anywhere that Mastercard is accepted, just by tapping the ring on the contactless payment terminal. delivery charge to get their hands on the ultra-stylish ring.

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Payments Source

MARCH 26, 2018

Microchip implants could be considered the ultimate form of mobile payment — skipping the smartphone altogether in favor of giving people bionic abilities. And a small segment of the population is already lining up to try it out.

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Finextra

AUGUST 14, 2024

Apple is opening up the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments to third-party providers in a host of countries - including the US and UK - but will charge associated fees.

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Finextra

JULY 11, 2024

Apple has staved off massive European Commission fines by agreeing to open up the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments to third-party providers.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 8, 2025

As users continuously look for new ways to make payments in a way that represents them, MuchBetter has introduced two new colour options for its Mastercard payment ring. With the new additions of gloss white and gloss black as colour options, the MuchBetter payment ring is a stylish and effortless way to pay on the go.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

To pay in-store, customers simply double-click the side button and hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near a payment terminal to make a contactless payment. Every Apple Pay purchase is secure because it is authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode, as well as a one-time unique dynamic security code.

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Finextra

APRIL 22, 2024

EC antitrust regulators are set to approve an offer from Apple to open up the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments to third-party providers, according to Reuters.

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Stax

MARCH 13, 2025

To improve the payment experience for consumers, card networks must innovate and incorporate the latest technologies. Think AI-powered anti-fraud measures and contactless payments such advancements are funded by interchange fees. Train your employees on processing card payments correctly and invest in the latest card terminals.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Conventional payment cards require embedding a separate copper wire antenna in the card with various material layers, including inlay foils. These layers and the copper wire antenna that spans the entire card make it almost impossible to easily recycle conventional contactless payment cards.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 15, 2024

Polar Electro , the world leader in personal guidance for fitness, sport, and health, has announced a partnership with the pioneering Swedish tech company Fidesmo to introduce a new collection of sports watch wristbands that are enabled for convenient and safe contactless payments.

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Stax

MARCH 14, 2024

EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip card use has continued to expand in use since its tumultuous rollout in 2015. The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. The chip does not affect the price of processing payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Finance shows that contactless payments in the country continue to grow. In fact, almost 50 percent of all debit card payments are contactless. According to payment gateway NMI, just 3 percent of payments in the U.S. don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. New data from U.K. billion ($63.8

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

We are talking about consumer acceptance of contactless payments in the U.S. specifically, the use of such payments for mass transit in New York City. transit agency to implement contactless payments using Visa’s global transit framework. The ongoing push toward more contactless payments in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Although the wagons have begun to circle more publicly and more recently on Apple and its payments stance — given the very public lawsuit over in-app purchases — large-scale efforts to challenge Apple’s position on allowing anyone other than Apple access to the NFC chip haven’t gotten much media bandwidth. 23-25, 2020.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

From barter, to cash, to eCommerce, and now, to contactless payments – even those enabled by voice command. The steady drumbeat of tech has brought purchasing from bills and coins to cards and contactless payments – done across all manner of devices and through pushes, taps, swipes and waves, at any time. percent; the 42.2

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Stax

MARCH 4, 2025

Heres what companies need to know about credit card integrations and how they can handle payments. TL;DR Online payments rely on API or hosted gateways with encryption and fraud detection, while in-store transactions require POS hardware with EMV chip technology and NFC capabilities. Need to integrate payments?

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FICO

JUNE 8, 2017

As new countries such as those in the Nordics embrace contactless payments, people are asking about the impact on fraud. The good news is that contactless doesn’t appear to increase fraud. First-party fraud is one of the most prevalent, growing and insidious forms of fraud in a mature EMV (chip issuance) market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

NMI’s Senior VP of Marketing Ingrid Anusic said contactless payment systems open up new streams of revenue, especially for charities. Nicola Masters, director of The Grand Appeal, said that because contactless transactions overtook chip and PIN payments in the U.K., the collaboration made sense. “We

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 19, 2023

JCB International Co has extended its collaboration with global financial technology leader FIS and its merchant solutions business, Worldpay from FIS, to enable ‘JCB Contactless’ for its UK merchants – becoming the largest JCB contactless deployment in the UK to date.

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Clearly Payments

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Contactless payments market has been growing quickly. As digital infrastructure continues to advance, the ease and speed of contactless transactions are becoming increasingly attractive to consumers and businesses. What are Contactless Payments? Here’s a breakdown of each type and its growing significance: 1.

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 4, 2025

Lowering Cost with EMV Transactions One of the most effective ways to lower payment processing costs is by using EMV chip and PIN transactions. EMV technology not only enhances security but also helps businesses avoid higher processing fees associated with less secure payment methods, such as magnetic stripe transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Contactless credit cards have seen a slow rate of adoption in the U.S., but that may all change thanks to the continuing rollout of chip cards and new payments in terminals around the country. According to a report by The New York Times , use of mobile wallets, including Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, is also growing in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Finance shows that contactless payments in the country continue to grow. In fact, almost 50 percent of all debit card payments are contactless. According to payment gateway NMI, just 3 percent of payments in the U.S. don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. New data from U.K. billion ($63.8

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Finextra

JANUARY 19, 2024

Apple has moved to head off European Commission antitrust charges by offering third-party party providers access to the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make contactless payments.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This means you’ll be able to accept chip cards as well as contactless payment methods like contactless cards and digital wallets like Google Pay or Apple Pay. Mobile Payment Solutions Perfect for the on-the-go business owner, mobile payment technology can be a game-changer for your business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard biometric contactless payment card. In a press release , Gemalto said it will test an EMV contactless biometric card for Europe via a pilot program backed by Intesa Sanpaolo and Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Apple will enable third-party app developers to get access to the NFC chip inside the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus via the iOS 11 that is coming soon. According to a report , Apple Pay had been the only service allowed to use Apple’s near-field communications chip that enables contactless payments.

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Payment Savvy

DECEMBER 2, 2022

By only tapping your debit/credit card onto the card terminal, you can accept payments quickly and conveniently. NFC chips which make wireless communication possible, are used in contactless cards, mobile devices, checkout terminals, and other payment devices. How to Accept NFC Mobile Payments?

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 14, 2025

credit card payments surpassed $10.6 Contactless payments continue their rapid adoption, projected to account for more than 60% of in-store purchases. Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems Hardware terminals that accept EMV chip, magnetic stripe , and contactless payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

Generating year-on-year growth of nearly 4 percent, Smart Payment Association (SPA) data indicates that 2.3 billion payment chip cards were shipped worldwide in 2017. had soared the global demand for smart payment cards by as much as 34 percent, an SPA report found in 2016. The news comes as the shift to EMV in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2017

As card swipes turned to chip insertions across the U.S., Recently, to combat long lines and payments fatigue, financial, merchant service and mobile payment company Square rolled out a firmware update to its chip payment terminals. lines got longer and customers got more frustrated.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

CashCuff does just that, claiming the title of the worlds first payment-enabled shirt. Its payment method secret lies in the small NFC (Near-Field Communication) chip embedded discreetly inside the cuff. NFC technology allows the chip to communicate wirelessly with payment terminals when brought into proximity.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 18, 2024

Within this total: The number of contactless debit card transactions (1.364 billion) was 5.3 The number of contactless credit card transactions (225 million) was 9.3 This means contactless payments accounted for 76 per cent of all debit card transactions and 63 per cent of all credit card transactions made during March 2024.

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 3, 2024

However, h ere are some of the most popular credit card machine models in the USA: Ingenico Move 5000 Features : Durable design, fast processing, supports multiple payment types including EMV chip and contactless payments over wireless payments with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 4G/LTE connections.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

In a press release , Wells Fargo said the new cards will enable customers to complete transactions quickly and with a single tap at millions of merchants and transit systems that accept contactless payments. Customers can still insert or swipe their cards or use their digital wallets for payments. “At

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