“Since the outbreak, three out of four people say they are now more concerned than before about ATMs, a similar number about touchscreens in GP surgeries and more than half of users are more concerned than before about smartphones. Previously much less of a worry, card payment terminals are now more of a concern for […]

“In the company’s latest ‘Lost in Transaction’ survey, in which 8,000 consumers globally were asked about their payment habits, findings revealed that 54% of UK consumers have used new forms of payments since the Covid-19 outbreak began, and 84% of respondents globally admitted they were now thinking differently about how they make payments.” Read the

Shipments of NFC-ready POS terminals reached 47.8m units globally in 2019, bringing the total to 100.4m worldwide, according to Berg Insight. Of all POS terminals shipped last year, seven in ten included support for NFC and 62% of all POS terminals are now NFC-ready. The global installed base of NFC-enabled terminals is forecast to grow

“Payments Europe calls upon the European Banking Authority (EBA) and National Competent Authorities (NCA) to give the industry and businesses more time to adopt the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) requirements, beyond the current 31 December 2020 deadline for implementation.” Read the rest of Payments Europe joins call for EU-wide delay to strong customer authentication deadline

PARTNER NEWS: Blackhawk Network subsidiary One4all is using Dejamobile’s ReadyToTap Gifts & Rewards solution to make it possible for UK consumers and businesses to send a digital gift card directly to a recipient’s mobile phone — and for the recipient to then use it to make payments online and at contactless terminals in stores. “The

“Since the limits increased, more than one in four card payments are handled contactlessly. 29% of card payments were made via contactless in April. This represents a doubling compared to February of this year (16%).” Read the rest of Belgian consumers double their use of contactless payments at NFCW.

Visa has unveiled a series of ‘tap to pay preferred’, ‘we are now cashless’, ‘how to pay contactless’ and ‘tap to pay encouraged’ decals, POS terminal stickers and toppers, table tents and mats to promote the use of contactless payments in stores. Both branded options and brand-agnostic options are being made available. As well as

“While the full impact of Covid-19 on tap to pay adoption across the world is yet to be fully seen, early indications highlight a shift in consumer spend toward every day, essential segments where contactless usage is high, such as grocery and pharmacy,” Visa says. “In the US, this is leading to increasing awareness and

“The new free feature allows users to look through menus, select items then order and pay through the platform, after which they can self-collect or get the food delivered.” Read the rest of Google Pay adds food ordering and payments in Singapore at NFCW.