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Check if your South African bank has various smartphone tap-to-pay options – Spoiler: Capitec does have an option, but only one

2022-08-292022-08-29 Danie

Most South African banks now support all major digital wallets that let you transact by tapping your smartphone or smartwatch at a contactless-enabled paypoint. Apple Pay, Garmin Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit Pay, and Samsung Pay […]

iPhones will soon accept tap payments, but will Apple then allow Mastercard’s Tap on Phone app?

2022-01-272022-01-27 Danie

Apple Inc. is planning a new service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The upcoming feature will turn […]

Mastercard rolls out ‘Tap on Phone’ that allows a customer contactless card to tap and pay via a phone (no hardware terminal required)

2022-01-252022-01-25 Danie

This cuts out the existing separate hardware terminal that has until now been issued to merchants. This system requires only a phone with NFC (and of course the Mastercard merchant app). Tap on Phone allows […]

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Check if your South African bank has various smartphone tap-to-pay options – Spoiler: Capitec does have an option, but only one

iPhones will soon accept tap payments, but will Apple then allow Mastercard’s Tap on Phone app?

Mastercard rolls out ‘Tap on Phone’ that allows a customer contactless card to tap and pay via a phone (no hardware terminal required)

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