Half of Face-to-Face Visa Transactions Outside of U.S. Expected to be Contactless Soon

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Half of all domestic face-to-face transactions with Visa-branded cards globally–outside of the U.S.–are expected to be contactless within the next two months, with Visa reporting that contactless technology is maturing in numerous countries worldwide, mainly in Europe and Asia.

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