Contactless payments using a smartphone or smartwatch surpassed those made with a payment card for the first time in 2025.

Do you take your bank cards with you when you leave the house, or use your smartphone to pay for everything? It’s an issue that divides Britain, with surveys suggesting that around half of UK ...

Contactless credit cards let you simply tap to pay—making transactions faster, safer, and more convenient for everyday use.

Watchdog says banks will be able to respond to changing consumer demands, inflation and new technology ...

Mon, Mar 16, 2026 A significant rule change takes effect this week for all credit and debit cardholders. From Wednesday, ...

Contactless payment may have grown popular as a way to avoid germs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's clear this technology is here to stay. For example, back in 2020, a Mastercard study ...

SEATTLE — Riders across the Puget Sound region now have a new way to pay their fare: Tap to Pay has officially launched for participating transit agencies, allowing customers to tap a contactless ...

Starting on 19th March, the £100 ceiling for individual contactless card payments will be removed. Whilst the change aims to ...

Melbourne commuters can now tap on and off trains using a bank card, smartphone or smartwatch as the contactless payment ...

Banks can now set their onwn contactless payment limits for customers from today March 19 under new plans from financial ...

BART will soon offer a new fare payment option. Riders will be able to use their bank or credit card for contactless pay. The new option will be available at other Bay Area transit systems in the ...