Contactless payments stories
New figures show shoppers are increasingly choosing digital wallets and BNPL, even as cards still dominate spending across New Zealand.
Merchants in hospitality, healthcare and retail can now run payments, orders and operations through one system as Elavon rolls out new integrations.
Millions of UK and European shoppers can now skip manual card entry online, as Revolut rolls out Visa's Click to Pay at checkout.
Digital wallets are gaining ground in Australia, but cash is still expected to account for 9% of point-of-sale value by 2030.
Issuers could cut card returns and speed first use as address checks, smart packaging and kiosk collection target pre-activation failures.
As cash use falls, the charity is bolstering its digital giving model with two senior hires to support growth in micro-donations.
Drivers and passengers could see faster card and wallet payments at kiosks in more than 30 countries as the firms begin pilot programmes in 2026.
The open-source framework targets wallet-based payments as digital wallet use and agentic commerce expand rapidly worldwide.
Younger consumers drove almost seven in 10 sign-ups for Hyundai Card's Apple Pay rewards debit and hybrid cards within 50 days.
Reliable Wi-Fi and cyber security helped organisers keep broadcasts, ticketing and fan services running at the U.S. Open.
The deal aims to cut admin for Bakers Delight franchisees and link payments with Microsoft Dynamics 365 across more than 500 Australian stores.
Families in Singapore can now give children controlled access to overseas spending, with limits, monitoring and no foreign transaction fees.
A third of UK consumers say they would switch banks for a wooden card, as 68% express interest and many distrust green claims.
Long battery claims and Google app support put the new wearable into New Zealand's premium smartwatch race at NZD $699.
Small UK firms can now take card and digital wallet payments via smartphones, payment links and terminals after Lloyds teamed up with Stripe.
Guest shoppers could face fewer checkout steps as merchants using Ecommpay can now surface Apple Pay and Google Pay earlier in the process.
Customers in busy parts of Greater Manchester should see fewer dropped calls and faster data after 65 upgrades covering more than 14,000 postcodes.
Customers can move up the queue by tapping a virtual card in shops, as Shakepay uses a points game to roll out its new prepaid card.
UK merchants facing rising friendly fraud will gain access to tools aimed at cutting disputes and recovering revenue through the new tie-up.
UK SMEs can now take contactless card payments on smartphones, with settlement into Starling accounts arriving the next day.