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  • Contactless Payments for Smart Wearables
  • Cash App launches contactless wand
  • Cashless payments on the rise in emerging markets

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electronicsforu.com /2 weeks ago

Contactless Payments for Smart Wearables

What if your ring or fitness tracker could replace your wallet? A new platform helps add contactless payments to wearable devices. Infineon Technologies AG has launched SECORA Conn...

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finextra.com /1 week ago

Cash App launches contactless wand

Cash App users can now make contactless payments with a tap of the firm's new $25 "magic wand".

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finextra.com /1 month ago

Cashless payments on the rise in emerging markets

Cashless payments soared in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) in 2024, according to figures from the Bank for International Settlements.

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finextra.com /1 day ago

Conttactless payments have halved tipping rates in UK

The proportion of UK hospitality customers leaving a tip has fallen dramatically over the past two years, with new data also pointing to a broader shift in consumer behaviour at th...

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theverge.com /1 week ago

Cash App made a magic wand for contactless payments

The convenience of contactless payments can already feel magical, but Cash App is really leaning into that with its latest accessory. The mobile payment service is launching the Ca...

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finextra.com /2 weeks ago

DBS introduces tap-to-phone tech for merchant sales

DBS today announced a new ‘tap-to-phone’ feature for businesses to accept credit and debit card payments conveniently through their smartphones.

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finextra.com /1 month ago

Visa unveils Tap to Confirm tech

Visa has introduced technology lets people verify their identity or activate a new card by tapping their physical card to their mobile inside the issuer’s banking app.

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londontheinside.com /4 weeks ago

Why Londoners Are Ditching Cards for Mobile Billing

London has always moved faster than everywhere else. The city that adopted the Oyster card before most of Britain had heard of contactless, and switched to tap-to-pay before the re...

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rnz.co.nz /3 weeks ago

Contactless credit and debit payments on Metlink services go down

Metlink is asking Wellington bus passengers to pay with cash or Snapper cards instead.

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finextra.com /1 month ago

Visa unveils Tap to Confirm ID tech

Visa has introduced technology lets people verify their identity or activate a new card by tapping their physical card to their mobile inside the issuer’s banking app.

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kxan.com /1 month ago

'Ghost tapping' scam uses contactless, virtual theft – how to prevent it

These days, making a payment can be easier than ever with contactless and even cardless transactions, but in some cases, so can scamming.

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fourstateshomepage.com /1 month ago

'Ghost tapping' scam uses contactless, virtual theft – how to prevent it

These days, making a payment can be easier than ever with contactless and even cardless transactions, but in some cases, so can scamming.

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digitaltrends.com /1 week ago

Cash app just launched a wand for payments because phone scans and taps are so boring

Cash App has launched the Cash App Wand, a $25 NFC-enabled keychain accessory that works like a debit card at any contactless payment terminal.

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wkbn.com /1 month ago

'Ghost tapping' scam uses contactless, virtual theft – how to prevent it

These days, making a payment can be easier than ever with contactless and even cardless transactions, but in some cases, so can scamming.

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ksn.com /1 month ago

'Ghost tapping' scam uses contactless, virtual theft – how to prevent it

These days, making a payment can be easier than ever with contactless and even cardless transactions, but in some cases, so can scamming.

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wired.com /1 week ago

Wave Cash App’s Magic Wand to Pay for Stuff

You can tap the star-shaped, NFC-enabled wand at terminals to make contactless payments. It's the first of several tap-to-pay hardware doodads coming from Cash App.

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ktla.com /1 month ago

'Ghost tapping' scam uses contactless, virtual theft – how to prevent it

These days, making a payment can be easier than ever with contactless and even cardless transactions, but in some cases, so can scamming.

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runet.news /1 month ago

Т-Банк запустил оплату T-Pay на iPhone без подключения к интернету

Т-Банк добавил возможность бесконтактной оплаты для пользователей смартфонов на iOS без подключения к интернету. Теперь с помощью сервиса T-Pay на iPhone можно совершить оплату на...

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techcrunch.com /1 week ago

Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay

Cash App plans to launch more tap-to-pay tags

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ubergizmo.com /3 weeks ago

No SMS Involved! Google Pay Will Allow Users To Approve Purchases With Their Phones

Google has announced a new feature for Google Wallet designed to streamline online purchases made via desktop computers. The cross-device payment verification system replaces tradi...

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bworldonline.com /1 week ago

Visa, Garmin enable contactless payments in the Philippines via Garmin Pay

VISA AND GARMIN have launched Garmin Pay in the Philippines, enabling contactless payments via compatible smartwatches. Cardholders of Visa cards issued by participating Philippine...

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australianfintech.com.au /1 day ago

New report from Global Payments finds in a world of tap and go, cash use endures amongst Australians

The 11th edition of the Global Payments Report shows cash is still expected to account for 9% of Australian point-of-sale (POS) transaction value by 2030.

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macrumors.com /1 month ago

Tap to Pay on iPhone Launches in South Africa

Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in South Africa, allowing merchants to accept contactless payments using only their iPhone and a partner-enabled iO...

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concreteplayground.com /6 days ago

ICYMI: PTV Quietly Rolled Out Contactless Payment on Trains This Week — No myki Required

Tap and go goes network-wide on Saturday, June 14 — full fare passengers only, and trains only for now.

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