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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 from Birmingham to the ExCel... [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 and battered leather wallets... [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 London Underground's Oyster Card, contactless... [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 allow people to pay for low... [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 much like the Oyster card on the London... [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 skimming and interference, during retailer trials of... [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 "contactless" transaction to the value of AU$35 (£14... [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 reader. [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 surveyed, 52 per cent said... [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 is to pilot the use of contactless payment... [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 financial sector, analysts claim. [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 the US has never been easier... [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) - what's that, then? [11 Oct 2005]
One million HSBC customers getting contactless cards
News The bank is planning to reissue all customer debit cards to include MasterCard PayPass technology which allows people to place debit cards on scanners rather than sign their name when they make a purchase under $25. [15 Sep 2005]
Has technology finally emptied your wallet?
News However, should e-purses spread interoperability could become a problem - would an Oyster card interact with McDonalds' MasterCard PayPass system? Cash is slowly losing favour as UK consumers' favoured method of payment - could technology kill it... [17 Mar 2005]
