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Apple sued over monopoly on contactless payments

July 26th, 2022 (0)
Tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit in the US over allegations that its monopoly on contactless payments made using iPhones constitutes anti-competitive conduct. iPhone users can only make contactless payments through Apple Pay, while users of Android-powered smartphones ...

Coronavirus is pushing U.S. consumers to contactless payments

April 2nd, 2020 (0)
Contactless cards are a potential refuge for consumers who fear plastic and cash are carrying COVID-19. The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has drawn attention to the safety and cleanliness of basic activities that many take for granted, such ...

Contactless adoption seen among top payment trends this year

May 15th, 2019 (0)
Contactless payment growth, rewards card revamps and machine learning are among the top six trends when it comes to retail payments this year. While mobile payments are getting more popular, contactless cards are expected to catch a bit of ...

Visa CEO Predicts 100 Million Contactless Cards in a Year

November 6th, 2018 (0)
Visa Inc. has been talking up contactless payments lately, though its executives and spokespersons usually dole out percentages rather than hard numbers to describe what is still a minuscule market in terms of card numbers and transaction volume. But ...

Contactless payments in UK overtake chip-and-pin

October 17th, 2018 (0)
Contactless payments have become more popular than chip-and-pin card transactions for the first time in the UK, according to a major payment processing company. Worldpay said it happened in June, when 51% of in-store card transactions were contactless, rising ...

How Singapore eases city traffic with contactless payments

July 20th, 2018 (0)
Taking public transportation in Singapore is a different experience than most cities around the world. Recognized for its smart-city achievements, its one of the early adopters of contactless payment technology, allowing people to tap their bank cards to pay ...

Mobile contactless payment users to grow to over 760 million by 2020

July 3rd, 2018 (0)
The number of people using mobile contactless payment such as Apple or Google Pay will grow to more than 760 million by 2020, with Apple’s digital wallet leading the way, according to new research. An estimated 440 million people ...

Contactless payments to hit 150M users in 2017

April 13th, 2017 (0)
The number of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay users is about to hit 100 million and should top 150 million by the end of 2017, according to new data from fintech analysis firm Juniper Research. Apple, Samsung ...

Barclaycard to embed contactless payment in watches and jewellery

March 3rd, 2017 (0)
Barclaycard names new bPay partnerships to embed Contactless Payment in Watches and Jewellery Partnering DCK, with its range of ‘Tutch’ jewellery, and HK-based Tappy Technologies, a payment pioneer who embeds technology into traditional timepieces, instantly transforming them into wearable ...

Suits you sir: Contactless mirrors come to the fitting room

February 20th, 2017 (0)
Shoppers will soon be able to pay for items directly from the fitting room by tapping their NFC-equipped mobile phones at a virtual checkout located on a contactless mirror developed by San Francisco innovation outfit Oak Labs. Created in ...
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