New York City’s MetroCard — the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip — is being replaced with OMNY, ...

"The direct impact is clear, giving consumers greater convenience while maintaining fraud protection." However, he highlighted some alarming projections: "FCA estimates indicate the change could cause ...

Speaking about the benefits for shoppers, Mr Jones said: "For consumers, the real win is not higher limits, but greater control. Being able to set personal thresholds, switch contactless on or off ...

When contactless card payments were introduced in 2007, the transaction limit was set at £10. The limit was raised gradually, to £15 in 2010, to £20 in 2012, then to £30 in 2015, before the Covid ...

Card issuers have been told they can decide whether to allow unlimited payments on contactless cards, a shift that could ...

BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Valley Bank today announced the launch of its new Mastercard® Business Debit Card, a major enhancement to the Bank's suite of business banking ...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cash is the primary form of payment across Europe, being most frequently used in Austria and Germany and least frequently used in Finland. However, the frequency of payment ...

BNP Paribas Le Caire, a Cairo-based subsidiary of the Paris-based bank, has launched the first contactless credit card in Egypt, the BNP Paribas Platinum MasterCard. Cardholders may tap the card in ...

In today’s age of reducing germs and speeding up transactions, many card issuers are turning to contactless credit cards. A contactless credit card doesn’t require the user to swipe or insert their ...

This week, BART is finally catching up to its public transit counterparts in New York and London. Now, instead of just using the Bay’s designated Clipper card to pay for a ride, riders can simply tap ...

South Indian Bank launches RuPay SIB Paytag, a contactless NFC sticker for quick, secure payments without a physical debit card.