Tap to Pay, also known as contactless payment, lets customers complete transactions via a simple hovering of their credit card, smartphone, or wearable device near a payment terminal.

At a time when digital payments rule the roost, we help you understand how they work, their perks, and which options are available in 2025.

It’s progress in the right direction.” Nigeria’s Central Bank showed its latest intent to drive contactless payment adoption with draft guidelines for transaction limits in 2023.

Wearables provide another option for contactless payments. Move over, smart watches: There's a new generation of wearable technology expected to upend the payments space. The global wearable sensors ...

Overall I make about 10 payments using the ring and only twice does it not work – although I think both times I take too long to put my hand against the POS.

Google's tap-to-pay feature for Google Wallet functions similarly to Apple's, allowing users to save a card to their phone or smartwatch and use it for contactless payments.

BOSTON — The MBTA says contactless payments will be accepted onboard buses, Green Line trolleys, Mattapan Line trolleys and at all gated subway stations beginning Thursday, Aug. 1.

What is OMNY and how does it work? OMNY is a tap-and-pay system that the MTA first launched in 2019. The system allows commuters to ride the MTA’s buses and trains without swiping a MetroCard.