cashless transaction

Tap-to-pay purchase

A cashless transaction is a payment made without physical currency—using credit cards, debit cards, mobile apps, or digital transfers instead of bills and coins.

The term appears frequently in discussions of modern commerce and the declining use of cash: The café only accepts cashless transactions.

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swipe your card · fraud detection · cryptocurrency · virtual currency · digital economy · tokenization · bank transfer · identity verification · contactless payment · privacy laws · phishing protection · digital ledger · e-check · bank account · direct debit · UPI · online checkout · tax compliance

Opposites
payment medium

cashless transactioncash payment

Transaction using physical currency

cash deal

exchange mechanism

cashless transactionbarter

Direct goods-for-goods exchange

direct exchange · commodity exchange · direct trade

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G