Contactless payments

As mobile and contactless payments expand, the need for instant issuance will be greater, says CPI Card Group's Rob Dixon.

Contactless payments need added security to adhere to PSD2's strict new identity guidelines, says Fingerprints' Lina Andolf-Orup.

Consumers and banks are both concerned about security tied to contactless payments, says Fingerprints' Lina Andolf-Orup.

It's long been understood that transit systems are fertile ground for payment innovations.

The large payment processor mergers were meant to give bigger companies a better way to compete against the nimble startups that were luring their customers away for digital services such as mobile point of sale. And post-merger, Fiserv and First Data have fired their first salvo.

Amazon is reportedly testing technology that allows contactless payments via a hand gesture, applying technology that would provide valuable insight to fuel other initiatives such as Amazon Go.

Amid success stories like Apple Pay, Google Pay and the Starbucks app, there are many wallet apps that failed to gain traction — or squandered it when they did. But there is a lot to learn from their experiences.

The most popular payment method in Hong Kong is no longer considered safe by many protesters.

Miami’s mass transit system is adding contactless card payments on its Metrorail service as it combats ridership decline.

As major U.S. cities continue to implement contactless tap-and-go acceptance to collect transit fares, at least one bank sees this trend as an opportunity to put its cards on center stage.

InComm has partnered with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to more than quadruple the number of retail locations at which customers can purchase and reload its contactless TAP transit fare cards.

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

As Apple Card’s public test begins this week with a limited number of consumers, details are emerging about how the tech giant is differentiating its product from other cards.

In a bid to help small businesses whose transaction volumes don’t warrant acquiring a dedicated POS terminal, National Australia Bank is partnering with Visa and Quest Payment Systems to pilot a tap-on-phone solution that provides secure contactless card acceptance using the business owner’s smartphone.

Amex's multi-merchant rewards coalition, Plenti, may have failed, but ExxonMobil never gave up on the program's potential.

One year out from hosting the Summer Olympics, Japan’s merchant base has a low ratio of contactless acceptance compared with other major markets.

Transit systems are attracting contactless payment technology, but there are other options on the horizon that could make boarding easier than tapping a card or smartphone — provided riders are comfortable with an experience like something out of Minority Report.

In seeking to establish a London-style Oyster card system in its city, Manchester officially launched its contactless payments capabilities on the Metrolink Tram.

It’s too early to measure the market effect of New York City's contactless transit payment acceptance pilot launched barely a month ago, but many merchants in the immediate area may not be ready if demand spikes.

Most large banks have declared their strategies for adopting contactless cards, but the rank and file of FIS’ midsize and smaller issuers are still weighing their options about when to flip the switch.