The Payments Association

AUGUST 15, 2024

The history of payments has seen significant innovations, from gold and coins to cheques, wire transfers, and electronic payments. The advent of mobile payments marked a major shift, offering seamless, on-the-go transactions, with the market expected to grow rapidly. Read more

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Customers can pay with their watch or phone just by tapping it on a card reader, and businesses can host an entire POS system on a mobile phone.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Besides providing a safe, sanitary no-touch payment option for consumers, there are other advantages to contactless payments, such as line-busting, says Todd Barstow, vice president of payment solutions for GK Software USA.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

With the use of contactless payments heating up around the world, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and their solution providers have to prepare for their acceptance. Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) terminals that are enabled for contactless have to meet certain specifications to gain EMVCo 3.0

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

While contactless payment methods in the form of mobile wallets and contactless cards are both becoming more common features, our consumer-survey data strongly indicates while that’s better than making consumers dip their cards, it’s not quite the gold standard when it comes to giving consumers hands-off options for payments.

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Payments Source

JUNE 16, 2020

Backed by its consumer survey acknowledging a significant shift in payment preferences to contactless options since the COVID-19 pandemic, Fattmerchant is launching software that can quickly add contactless payment acceptance for its merchants.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 4, 2021

Many consumers and merchants now saw contactless cards and mobile payments as a way to move ahead without the germ fears that come with touching cash and PIN pads. The year — and the coronavirus pandemic — caused a dramatic shift in attitude. And even after those fears subsided, the new habits stuck around.

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 22, 2024

In the landscape of commerce, mobile payments have emerged as a disruptive force, altering the way people engage in financial transactions. As technology advances and consumer preferences evolve, the trajectory of mobile payments promises unparalleled convenience, robust security, and seamless integration into our daily lives.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In the push to get millions of cash-based micro- and small-business merchants to go digital, the two largest card networks are getting a boost from contactless payments' global surge.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Network for Electronic Transfers ( NETS ) has unveiled NETS SoftPOS , a new payment solution that allows merchants to accept contactless payments using their Android smart devices. This eliminates the need for traditional payment terminals, offering a more cost-effective and flexible payment option.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) providers are catering to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as the use of contactless payments heats up around the world. 93 percent : Share of Chinese tourists who would spend more in a store that accepted mobile payments. economy in March.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

Originally launched to help businesses get prompt, genuine reviews, Podium now also supports mobile payments , webchat and customer messaging. ” Podium is now offering Podium Starter, a free version of its platform that enables companies to connect with customers and process contactless payments over messaging.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Many eateries are thus reimagining their operations to offer guests touch-free ordering and payment experiences. The following Deep Dive explores how contactless payments and digital ordering processes are going to be vital to restaurants’ survival during the pandemic and in the future. A Cash-Free Environment.

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Stax

JULY 9, 2024

The adoption of digital payment systems in the US has grown, with 78% of consumers using at least one type by the end of 2020. There are a wide variety of digital payment types, such as mobile POS systems, contactless payments, and digital wallets. What makes contactless payments unique?

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Visa ’s fiscal first-quarter results showed an acceleration of cross-border volumes, while contactless payments continued to gain ground in the U.S. In the card-present environment, we continue to see meaningful momentum in tap to pay,” Kelly said, as he pointed to growth within contactless payments. “We and beyond.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Might mobile payments help revolutionize corporate cards? And the security functions tied to tokenized virtual payments go a long way toward easing concerns of decentralizing payments processes. This takes away the need to provide corporate cards to multiple employees who don’t otherwise need them.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The Salvation Army is rolling out contactless payments technology at its 25,000 red kettles nationwide to combat the declining amounts of cash in donors’ pockets.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 15, 2024

Chip, PIN, and contactless payments from all major credit-card companies are accepted, as well as mobile payments, such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. The affordable and lightweight pocket-sized reader offers instant and secure transactions for debit and credit cards.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Even the homeless are getting on board with contactless payments, through a new U.K. wide initiative between Swedish payments company iZettle and the Big Issue Foundation, which enables homeless people to become street vendors by selling its its Big Issue magazines.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

The Minneapolis-based company has partnered with Mastercard to offer consumers access to their funds through their Branch Mastercard debit cards by adding it to mobile wallets, including Apple Pay, from the Branch mobile app. . Most respondents, 82 percent, view contactless as the cleaner way to pay.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. Instead, they’re now seeking entirely contactless payments in a COVID-19 world.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Consumers increasingly are embracing contactless payments for smaller, routine transactions, with average transaction size rising slightly.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Australia-based bank NAB has rolled out Easy Tap to allow small businesses to accept contactless payments on their smartphones or tablets.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered mobile payments in India and primed them to overtake card payments in the not-too-distant, S&P Global Market Intelligence said this week in its 2020 India Mobile Payments Market Report. Instead, they’re now seeking entirely contactless payments in a COVID-19 world.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept. 3) that they are in the midst of building a pan-European network focused on cross-border mobile payments. We will see more mobile payment systems joining in the time to come.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

While there hasn’t been a clear reason shared as to why carrying cash has been on the decline in recent years across all age groups, it may be safe to assume that people are either becoming more budget-conscious or mobile payment technology has lured in consumers. Finance is showing a significant jump in contactless payments.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Tokenization, click to pay and other advancements boost efficiency and safety, says the Electronic Payments Coalition's Jeff Tassey.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

A transformation toward contactless payments is underway at the nation’s credit unions as the public shuns cash and even physical cards to lower infection risks with COVID-19. The High Stakes Of Offering Contactless. This change in consumer behavior is expected to remain even after vaccines are more widely distributed.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

Wirecard and Mastercard announced plans to expand their existing partnership to promote digital, contactless payments via wearables. The firms said additional projects are in the works that will make mobile payments available via smartwatch.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Coverage includes Xiaomi’s unveiling of its Mi Pay mobile payment service in India. In addition, the number of people making mobile payments in stores is on the move in Vietnam and more than four in 10 credit and debit transactions were processed through contactless technology in the United Kingdom last year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Mastercard, the global payments company, and Polish Payment Standard, the operator of BLIK, a Polish mobile payment system and scheme, announced Monday (Dec. Establishing a strategic alliance with Mastercard is a crucial moment for the development of BLIK, the Polish mobile payment system.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

We are excited to work closely with this property to bring our vision for a contactless payments future to life.”. The event will have contactless-enabled vending machines that will feature items from designers such as Venessa Arizaga, Neely & Chloe, and Rebecca Minkoff.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

In Japan, Origami rolls out its international Origami Pay mobile service, Moody’s lauds the debut of a unified payment QR code in Singapore and Ireland’s Aircoach launches contactless payments on its busses. The company is also accepting mobile payments via Google Pay, Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In a truly global commerce environment, collaboration is essential to provide consumers with a seamless payments experience,” Visa said in a release. . In other news, Visa has been pushing contactless payments systems in other parts of the globe. And while the progress in the U.S.

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The Paypers

JULY 20, 2021

Germany-based fintech Wellet has partnered phos , creators of Point of Sale (SoftPos), to enable merchants to accept contactless payments using their smartphone.

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