Category: Contactless Payments News

Visa Surpasses Contactless Merchant Milestone: Partnerships with Major Merchants Driving Migration to Contactless Payments

National Brands from McDonald’s to CVS/pharmacy Accepting Visa Contactless Cards, Creating One of the Fastest Adoptions of Payment Technology Ever SAN FRANCISCO, February 2, 2006–Visa today announced it has reached a significant milestone in the acceptance of Visa Contactless by surpassing 20,000 Visa Contactless acceptance locations in the United States. Consumers can make contactless payments…

MasterCard and Citi Conduct Consumer Trial of Contactless Payments with MTA in Select NYC Subway Stations

Fast, Convenient “Contactless” Payments to Provide Trial Participants More Time to Reach Their Destinations PURCHASE, NEW YORK, January 30, 2006–MasterCard International and Citi today announced that they will be working with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and MTA New York City Transit to conduct a trial of contactless payments in select New York City subway stations…

Prom Catering to Accept MasterCard PayPass at PGA TOUR Events in 2006

PGA TOUR Spectators to Speed through Lines with the Convenience of ‘Tap & Go’ Contactless Payment Technology at Food and Beverage Stands Purchase, New York, January 26, 2006–MasterCard International today announced that Prom Catering–a leading caterer for local and national PGA TOUR (TOUR) tournaments–will accept MasterCard® PayPass™-enabled cards and devices at its food and beverage…

American Express Announces McDonald’s to Accept Expresspay for Contactless Payments

NEW YORK, January 19, 2006–American Express today announced McDonald’s USA as the latest national merchant partner to accept ExpressPay from American Express. Cardholders can use ExpressPay at more than 12,000 McDonald’s restaurants nationwide. ExpressPay from American Express is a fast contactless payment option that consists of a secure computer chip powered by radio frequency technology….

Visa Facilitates Global Contactless Payments with New Specification

Provides Greater Flexibility and Ensures Cross-Border Interoperability PARIS, 15 November 2005–Visa International announced today the release of a global contactless payments specification that will ensure Visa cardholders can use their contactless cards worldwide while still providing issuers with the flexibility to customize programs to meet local market needs. The specification also provides additional security options…

Wawa Customers Can Now Experience the Speed and Technology Of MasterCard PayPass

Convenience Store Chain Joins Growing List of Those Offering ‘Tap and Go’ Contactless Payment Technology Philadelphia, PA, November 10, 2005–Wawa, a leading convenience store chain with more than 540 locations in the mid-Atlantic region, today announced it will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™, a contactless payment option, in all New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware stores. Maryland…

Visa Offers Optimized Contactless Card

San Francisco, November 10, 2005–Visa today announced that it is expanding the Visa Smart Breakthrough program to include a new contactless chip solution. The program aims to improve the business case for chip technology worldwide by making cards, terminals and personalization solutions more cost effective to financial institutions, merchants and consumers. The new contactless chip…