The contactless payment landscape is one that has benefited from the growing health concerns across the globe, according to new analysis from global digital business transformation consultancy Publicis Sapient.
Read MoreFrom plastic cards to virtual cards – Nikki Waters of i2c reveals the influencing factors of the new payment behaviour, and how can banks and fintechs leverage NextGen technologies to bring out new contactless solutions to the market COVID-19 pandemic: payment behaviour During the novel Coronavirus pandemic’s height, several factors have driven con.
Read MoreWe’ve come a long way in the evolution of digital payments. Magnetic stripe cards, chip-and-PIN and contactless technology have all played a role in dethroning cash as “king of payments” with many countries well on their way to becoming cashless economies.
Read MoreIf contactless payments were oncea solution in search of a problem – as skeptics long maintained – their moment has finally arrived. Before the pandemic, it wasn’t much of a hassle for most U.S. shoppers to insert a physical card and type a few buttons on a terminal. Sure, some early tech adopters embraced Apple […]
Read MoreDiana Gamboa was in the middle of the busy tax preparation season when the COVID-19 outbreak forced her business, Diana’s Tax Services, into shutdown. As she contemplated a late April reopening, Gamboa knew she would need to change a few things.
Read MoreShoppers hate long checkout lines. A major pain point at brick-and-mortar stores is long lines at the checkout counter, which means people often opt to abandon their cart if the line to check out is too long.
Read MoreAs health officials around the globe seek to contain the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, economies and citizens remain unsettled.
Read MoreIn an effort to reach occasional and very small sellers struggling with restrictions imposed to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic, PayPal Holdings Inc. on Tuesday launched a Quick Response code capability for its mobile app.
Read MoreBiometric payment cards are expected to play a major role in a trend towards the use of multi-factor contactless transactions in the aftermath of COVID-19, ABI Research forecasts based on new research.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 outbreak has quickly catapulted contactless payments into the mainstream consciousness thanks to their hygienic benefits.
Read MoreContactless payments were already on the rise in the U.S., but the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hiked up the number of Americans using various touch-free payment methods.
Read MoreFor years, the payments industry waxed unpoetically about transactions that eliminate physical interaction. There was contactless, mobile, mobile wallets, card not present, e-commerce, e-payments, e-invoicing, NFC, one-touch, one-tap, etc. We just kept pumping out new buzzwords. I have a new name for all of those: Corona Free Payments.
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