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Apple sued over monopoly on contactless payments
July 26th, 2022
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
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 payments in UK overtake chip-and-pin
October 17th, 2018
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
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
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
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
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 ...
SETL and Deloitte joined forces to produce a contactless payments card
November 15th, 2016
London-based fintech company SETL and global auditing firm Deloitte DLTE.UL have joined forces to produce a contactless card that enables retail payments to be processed and settled almost instantly by the means of blockchain technology. The payment card, which ...
Use of contactless payments in UK overtakes cheques in 2016
September 2nd, 2016
For the first time, Brits are more likely to make a payment using a contactless card than a cheque book.New research from Mintel reveals that cheques have been used by less than one third (31%) of Brits in the past three ...
Microsoft brings contactless payments to Windows 10 phones
June 22nd, 2016
Following the lead of Apple, Google and Samsung, Microsoft is bringing contactless payments to Windows 10 mobile phones. Initially only available to ‘Windows Insiders’ in the US with Lumia 950, 950 XL and 650 handsets, the new feature lets ...
