--- title: "Contactless Payments News Archives - Page 36 of 41 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/contactless-payments-news/page/36/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/contactless-payments-news/page/36/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Contactless Payments News # Category: Contactless Payments News ### Starbucks and Burger King among first retailers to accept MasterCard PayPass in Turkey Waterloo, Belgium, July 20, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide today announced the launch of the first European MasterCard® PayPass™ credit programme, in partnership with Garanti Bank in Turkey. Beginning 20 July, Garanti bank will reissue 25,000 “Tap & Go™” cards, which use MasterCard PayPass technology,… ### Survey Finds Young, High-Income Consumers Most Likely To Use New Technology WALTHAM, Mass., July 19, 2006–More than 100 million Americans would use contactless cards to pay for inexpensive, everyday items such as fast food, convenience store items and transit fares, according to a comprehensive new survey released today. A large number of consumers would also… ### PayPass Significantly Changes Consumer Use of Credit and Debit For Small Everyday Purchases PURCHASE, NY, (BUSINESS WIRE), July 18, 2006–Approximately 10 Million PayPass Cards and Devices Issued To Consumers and Approximately 32,000 Merchant Locations Accepting PayPass Globally MasterCard(R) PayPass™ users are showing a marked change in their behavior while making their small, everyday purchases, MasterCard… ### Monday, July 17, 2006–ContactlessNews reports that Keybank has installed a Sharp contactless point of sale system in the company’s cafeteria, enabling Keybank employees to use MasterCard PayPass debit cards. Click here to read the full article. ### Momentum Driven through the Launch of Innovative 3D Soccer Ball Key Chain and MasterCard PayPass Watch Singapore, July 12, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide today announced continued momentum in the uptake of its “contactless” payment feature, better known as MasterCard PayPass. In the first five months of 2006, MasterCard in the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa region witnessed… ### NYC Subway Trial Participants to Speed Through Turnstiles with a Tap Purchase, NY, July 11, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA New York City Transit and Citi Cards and Citibank today announced the beginning of a six-month contactless payment trial in select New York City subway stations with pre-selected Citi credit card and Citibank… ### e-Port Selected as Payment Transaction Technology Purchase, NY, June 27, 2006–MasterCard International has teamed with The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company and USA Technologies (OTCBB: USAT) today to announce that 1,000 Coca-Cola vending machines enabled with the e-Port cashless transaction solution will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. The deployment is considered to be the largest rollout of… ### June 21, 2006–ContactlessNews reports that Chase has issued 1.8 million Visa debit cards in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Click here to read the full article. ### Chinatrust Commercial Bank Launches MasterCard PayPass Contactless Payment Feature on a Soccer-Themed Watch Taiwan, June 06, 2006–MasterCard International (NYSE:MA), in conjunction with Chinatrust Commercial Bank, today announced the launch of the world’s first watch equipped with MasterCard® PayPass™, a new “contactless” payment feature that provides consumers with a fast and convenient alternative to cash for… ### Seven Million PayPass Cards and Devices Issued To Consumers and 30,000 Merchant Locations Accepting PayPass Globally Purchase, NY, May 01, 2006–The MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment solution continues to provide consumers with a faster and more convenient way to pay for their small ticket purchases. To date, approximately seven million PayPass cards and devices have been… [ ** ](#)