Tagged: contactless payments

April 8, 2025 @ 6:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After a rollout on Transit, SEPTA is expanding contactless payment options to Regional Rail starting on Friday, April 4. This means customers on all modes – trains, buses, subways, and trolleys – can easily “tap on using their credit or debit card, or mobile wallet.”… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 6:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The number of contactless payments in Canada increased by 17% in 2023 to reach 63% of all in-store payments, according to the recently released Canadian Payments Forecast, 2024, published by Technology Strategies International. The value of contactless payments increased by more than $80 billion over… Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fime Asia in Taiwan has been accredited by Visa (NYSE: V) in order to support vendors to validate the Level 2 compliance of their contactless payment terminals. This gives solution providers in the APAC region “a local one-stop shop for all their payment compliance needs,… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Square, part of Block (NASDAQ:SQ), launched Tap to Pay on Android for sellers across Canada. The new technology enables businesses “to securely accept credit card contactless payments with a compatible Android device, at no additional cost.” With Tap to Pay on Android, Square claims it… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Netherlands has recently completed the launch of a contactless transit payments system nationwide, “simplifying access and allowing travelers to tap-in and tap-out with their debit card, credit card or digital wallet.” All public transport across the country – “including trains, buses, metros, and trams… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tyro Payments is pleased to announce that its customers in Australia are now able to accept in-person contactless payments seamlessly and securely with Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payment acceptance technology using the new Tyro BYO App, starting now. Tap to Pay on iPhone… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global firm focused on mission-critical, real-time payments, has teamed up with MagicCube, the creator of i-Accept, in order “to deliver secure and seamless contactless payments on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) smartphones and tablets using Tap to Pay—with or without PIN.” The… Read More

April 28, 2023 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TapPay, which is one of the top 100 fintech companies selected by KPMG, has officially enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone in the TapPay iOS app for merchants in Taiwan. Tap to Pay on iPhone “accepts all forms of contactless payments, including Apple Pay, contactless… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New data from Barclays, which sees nearly half of the nation’s debit and credit card spending, reveals that “a record 91.2 per cent of all eligible card transactions were made using contactless payments last year – a sign that consumers and businesses are continuing to… Read More

January 21, 2023 @ 1:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingenico, which claims to be the global leader in payments acceptance solutions, and Fujitsu Frontech North America, through its subsidiary Fulcrum Biometrics, Inc., unveiled (what they claim to be) the world’s “most secure, accurate and seamless biometric payment solution based on palm vein identification.” This… Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector has evolved considerably during the past decade, with many new Fintech startups and banking challengers raising substantial funding to fundamentally improve how consumers perform transactions. Individuals and business organizations across the globe have been moving their activities online, a digital transformation… Read More

January 5, 2023 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a financial institution, announced the launch of the region’s first tokenized, contactless payment methods “through the options of clasp and ring ‘ADIB PAY’, in partnership with token enablement service provider Tappy Technologies and global digital payments leader, Visa.” ADIB Visa… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published a new standard designed “to support the evolution of mobile payment acceptance solutions.” PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) “builds on the existing PCI Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (SPoC) and PCI Contactless Payments on COTS (CPoC)… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) announced the release of Honeywell Smart Pay, a contactless software payment solution “enabling the company’s powerful mobile computers to become secure and compliant payment terminals, accepting contactless mobile payments from anywhere a business sells or delivers goods and services.” Honeywell Smart Pay… Read More

October 11, 2022 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The protections and purchasing power of contactless payments took a step forward as Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced the approval of the first cards for issuers that are compatible “with the new EMVCo contactless specifications designed to protect against attacks from both traditional and quantum computers.” Quantum… Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lavu, a global restaurant software and payments solution provider built by restaurant people, and Up ‘n go, a contactless payments provider that powers QR code pay at the table solutions for restaurants nationwide, announced a partnership that integrates Up ‘n go’s pay at the table… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has introduced BNZ Pay, which is described as a mobile app for retailers that transforms an Android device into a contactless payment terminal. Created with assistance from Visa and Quest Payment Systems, BNZ Pay is being rolled out with no… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Azerbaijan-headquartered SmilePay has reportedly entered agreements with two large food retailers in the nation in order to allow consumers to purchase their groceries using their faces. SmilePay has acquired an investment from the largest acquirer bank in Azerbaijan, Pasha, and entered deals with the Bravo… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced that Visa tap to pay will officially “arrive on GO Transit, and has launched on the UP Express, making it easier to travel on transit by offering riders a contactless payment option with their Visa credit card or payment-enabled device (e.g…. Read More

July 2, 2022 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac has announced that it will roll-out new technology which will “enable small businesses to accept payments from customers via their compatible Android mobile.” Westpac Tap on Phone leverages Airpay TAP technology from Australian payment technology provider Quest Payment Systems. It is being trialed with… Read More