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Boots dispenses contactless payments
News Customers at 15 Boots shops in London and six in Liverpool will be able to use MasterCard PayPass cards to make contactless payments from the second half of this year. PayPass cards can already be used... [13 May 2009]
Scousers to go contactless on the buses
News As part of the trial, MasterCard PayPass cardholders will be able to pay for any ticket under £10 by tapping their NFC-enabled bankcard against an on-board reader, as well as paying for small purchases at any retailers... [21 Oct 2008]
Photos: Shopping just got high-tech
Photo It is an approved MasterCard PayPass device and can be used with a wave-and-pay terminal to make purchases. A number of adventurous technologies were on display at the Retail Solutions Show, which this year relocated... [27 Jun 2008]
Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet
Photo Mastercard has trialled and implemented its PayPass system in 20 countries, allowing users with an NFC-equipped mobile phone to make payments by tapping their phone on a reader. The SMS is on the wall for crumpled notes... [31 Jan 2008]
'Tap and go' plastic arrives in London
News The MasterCard PayPass and Maestro PayPass contactless cards allow consumers to buy items costing less than £10 by simply waving their debit or credit card in front of a reader. In a similar vein to... [04 Sep 2007]
Visa to launch 'wave and pay' cards in UK
News The pilot will use MasterCard's PayPass technology. Visa is planning to introduce contactless 'wave and pay' debit cards to replace low-value cash transactions across the UK by the end of next year. The technology will... [24 Nov 2006]
Bank extends contactless payment project
News RBS has been running the first Maestro PayPass trial in Europe at its Edinburgh headquarters and now plans to extend the project to its London offices to further showcase the technology. PayPass works... [09 Nov 2006]
Turkey rolls out contactless payments
News Garanti Bank in Turkey is using MasterCard's PayPass technology in cards it began distributing yesterday. MasterCard recently dismissed criticism that its RFID-based PayPass may be susceptible to... [21 Jul 2006]
RFID credit card 'not a skimming risk'
News MasterCard has dismissed criticism its RFID-based PayPass credit card may be susceptible to skimming and interference amid retailer trials of the technology. A scanned PayPass card can make a... [03 Jul 2006]
Visa to trial 'tap and go' debit cards in London
News The pilot will use MasterCard's PayPass technology. Visa is to trial contactless debit cards in London this autumn that will allow shoppers to pay for low-value goods by simply touching their card against an electronic... [26 Jun 2006]
Cash to become a thing of the past?
News MasterCard is currently pushing its contactless payment product, One Smart PayPass. Half of European consumers believe cash will be almost obsolete within 10 years, a study suggests. Out of the 3,000 debit card holders... [10 Feb 2006]
New York Subway gets wireless payment cards
News The bank has teamed with MasterCard, which has installed PayPass tag readers in some stations. The cards can be used anywhere that PayPass is installed, including McDonald's or 7-Eleven stores. CitiGroup... [31 Jan 2006]
Fraud drives banks' smart card push
News The analyst said banks are rapidly adopting contactless payment cards, such as MasterCard's PayPass and Visa's Visa Wave. Card fraud and identity theft are driving demand for and cutting the cost of smart cards in the... [18 Oct 2005]
Buy a burger with your mobile - the future of payments
News Bruno Carpreau, product manager of MasterCard's One Smart PayPass, said it could be two years before consumers see it settle on the shores of the UK: "We are looking to launch pilots early next year. Buying a Big Mac in... [11 Oct 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Contactless payments
Cheat Sheet The US arm of HSBC is distributing one million of MasterCard's PayPass contactless cards to its customers, who can now use them in McDonalds, 7-Eleven stores, motorway toll booths and cinemas. Contactless payments (CP) -... [11 Oct 2005]
