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Contactless Cards Round 2 Gets Another Boost with PenFed Announcement

January 15 2019

“PenFed Credit Union announced Tuesday it will begin issuing contactless Visa-branded credit and debit cards this month. The move comes after a decision by Chase, a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co., to issue dual-interface cards that will be in force this year. The cards are called dual interface because they can be dipped into or […]
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While contactless uptake slow in US, mobile device sales not seen as factor

December 17 2018

“As mobile wallet and contactless payment demand surges in parts of Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, questions remain about why the U.S. market trails other countries in adoption rates. New research from the National Retail Federation and others is demonstrating that consumer and retail adoption of mobile payment technologies has been sluggish in the […]
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Mastercard leads $16.5m funding round in Mobeewave

January 16 2019

“The Montreal-based start-up offers contactless payment acceptance on smart devices, without the need for external hardware. It says its “bring-your-own-device technology” provides an alternative to traditional point-of-sale offerings. Earlier this year, Mobeewave signed a partnership agreement with Samsung Electronics making the Canadian firm’s platform available for commercial use on more than 250 million Samsung devices around […]
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‘Let us pay’ – churches try contactless

January 22 2019

“Churches have reported a 97% increase in donations made at services trialling a digital collection box. A partnership between technology firm SumUp and the Church of England meant the parishioners could make contactless payments using a portable device. Churchgoers picked a sum from four options decided by the Church, before using a card or smartphone to pay.”
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Mastercard Issuers Jumping on the Contactless Card Bandwagon

January 31 2019

“So far, Visa Inc. has dominated the headlines regarding the U.S. conversion to contactless payment cards. Mastercard Inc., however, will soon be getting into the act. “In the U.S., contactless momentum continues to grow on both issuing and acceptance sides,” Mastercard president and chief executive Ajay Banga said Thursday. “We have received commitments from issuers representing […]
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Discover’s Contactless Fitness Improves Through Its Link-Up With Garmin Pay

January 28 2019

“Garmin Pay runs on FitPay technology from Nxt-ID Inc.’s Fit Pay Inc. subsidiary, including near-field communication for contactless transactions. General-purpose mobile wallets for smart phones such as Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay also use NFC. Most U.S. merchant locations now have the capability to accept NFC at the point-of-sale, though many merchants haven’t yet […]

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Discover Cardmembers Can Now Make Payments on the Move with Garmin Pay

January 28 2019

“Discover® and Garmin® International, Inc., today announced that Discover cardmembers can now make payments using Garmin PayTM, a contactless payment solution for people on the move. Garmin Pay, which is powered by FitPay®, is available on Garmin’s latest active lifestyle smartwatches, the vívoactive® 3 series, and new GPS running watches, the Forerunner® 645, Forerunner 645 Music and fēnix® 5 Plus […]
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Look, Tap and Go: Commerce Introduces Contactless Visa® Debit Card

January 28 2019

“Commerce Bank’s Visa debit and reloadable prepaid cards now feature contactless payment capability. Contactless payments use short-range wireless technology to quickly complete payments between a contactless-enabled card or payment-enabled device and a contactless-enabled checkout terminal. It takes as little as 1/2 a second to make a payment and a quicker checkout experience that’s as easy […]