Report: Nearly Two-Thirds of Survey Respondents Say They’ve Used Contactless Cards During Pandemic

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – There’s more evidence that the Covid-19 pandemic is helping to change the way that consumers pay, with more use of contactless cards, mobile wallets and e-commerce channels, according to the “World Payments Report 2020” published Tuesday by global consulting firm Capgemini.

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