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contactless
[ kon-takt-lis ]
adjective
- noting or relating to RFID technology or devices that use radio waves to relay identifying information to an electronic reader, so that the device does not need to be in direct contact with the reader:
contactless credit and debit cards.
- of or relating to an activity or interaction in which people do not touch one another or come into close proximity:
contactless food delivery.
contactless
/ ˈkɒntæktlɪs /
adjective
- without contacts
- referring to payment systems which use RFID technology and do not require the customer's signature or pin number
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The colossal shift to all things contactless and digital has pushed retailers to redesign the experience they offer their customers, increasing the shopper’s comfort level amid heightened health concerns and beyond.
The mobile fare system, available on both Apple and Android-operating phones, replaces physical cards and allows riders to make contactless payments.
We also ramped up QR code availability to help our customers create contactless menus.
Forced online, retailers and businesses have fueled an explosion in contactless payments around the world.
On the last day of 2020, New York City’s Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems.
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