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Contactless Payment

kon-TAKT-les PAY-munt

/ˈkɒntæktlɪs ˈpeɪmənt/

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Syllable breakdown

contactlesspayment

Dictionary meaning

A method of payment in which a consumer completes a transaction by holding a card, smartphone, or wearable device close to a payment terminal equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) or radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, without physically inserting or swiping the payment instrument.

Examples

The transit authority upgraded all turnstiles to accept contactless payment from cards and phones.
Contactless payment adoption accelerated dramatically during the pandemic as hygiene concerns grew.

Synonyms: tap-to-pay, NFC payment, tap payment

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