touchless payment
Wave-to-pay technology
Touchless payment is a transaction method that doesn't require physical contact with a payment terminal.
You wave or tap a card, phone, or smartwatch near a reader, and the payment goes through via short-range wireless technology.
The term gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic when avoiding shared surfaces became a public health concern: Most stores now accept touchless payment.
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- NFCClose-proximity communication protocol
- Apple PaySmartphone payment system
- Google PaySmartphone payment platform
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- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
- transit hygienehand sanitizer, face masks, air filtration, ventilation, disinfectant spray
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Transaction using physical currency
card swipe · PIN entry · paper money · check payment · swiping
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Direct goods-for-goods exchange
money order · paper money · traveler's check · layaway · cash on delivery
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