Tag: Contactless mobile payments

Ticketmaster enters contactless mobile payment technology partnership

Jennifer Goula
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The massive ticketing company has partnered with VenueNext for a broad digital fan experience. Ticketmaster and VenueNext have announced the rollout of a new contactless mobile payment technology partnership. This collaboration between the companies will make it possible for fans to manage transactions in a contact-free way. The same can be said about their mobile orders and other forms of in-venue experiences, which will all be accessible by way of their smartphones. The partnership will be based on the VenueNext point of sale and m-commerce company’s tech. The two companies…

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Over half of Americans who have tried contactless payment will use it again

Sam Lambert
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New Amex research shows 58 percent of people who tried this type of transaction are more likely to use it. Americans who have tried contactless payment because of the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to use it again, said results from a new Amex survey. Online and mobile ordering for delivery and pickup options are also more appealing to consumers. Contactless payment and online and mobile delivery and pickup options are becoming increasingly popular options. Moreover, consumers who tried them for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic are…

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Contactless payments to account for 1 in 3 in-store transaction by 2020, report

L. Green
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Payment cards and mobile wallets will reach $2 trillion in two years. Worldwide, in-store contactless payments transactions will exceed $1 trillion for the first time this year. This is according to recent data published by Juniper Research. The leading fintech analysts also estimate that, globally, in-store contactless monetary transactions will hit $2 trillion by 2020 and will represent 15 percent of the total point-of-sale transactions. Both card payments and mobile wallets are expected to drive the growing use of these payments. Even though both of these contactless payments will be…

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Bangladeshi Visa QR code payment solution launching in October

Stephanie Beck
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The credit card giant will be rolling out transactions via quick response code and contactless tech. Visa QR code payment solutions are slated to roll out in Bangladesh by October. The global payment provider has also announced that it will simultaneously roll out contactless payments. Almost 20 banks have already submitted their applications to be able to participate. The Visa QR code payment and contactless payment service have proven to be highly popular among banks. There have already been nearly 20 banks applying to be able to incorporate the new…

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NFC mobile payments will be used by 1 in 4 Brits in 2017

Jesse Collins
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New research from MasterCard has predicted that over the upcoming 12 months there will be a significant shift. MasterCard has now released the results of a new research study in which it determined that NFC mobile payments will be used by one quarter of all Brits throughout the next twelve months. This will represent a considerable increase in the trend toward the use of mobile wallets in the U.K. At the moment, MasterCard’s figures show that the current rate of use of NFC mobile payments within this market is at…

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