Contactless Payments

• ‘Tap and go’ credit card purchases are surging in Canada

  So-called contactless payments are spiking among credit card users as more stores offer option, new data shows. But the convenience can add up to a bigger monthly bill.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2015
  
• Canadians ‘tap’ debt more often as cash payments fall sharply

  Easy credit and even easier ways to tap it are altering the way Canadians pay for things, with many now favouring credit cards over other forms of payment.

  Canada

  May 14, 2015
  
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• Leave your wallet at home: Experts say digital wallets will take off in 2015

  More Canadians will be reaching for their cellphones instead of their wallets to pay for purchases this year, predicts a report by global professional services firm Deloitte.

  Money

  Jan 13, 2015
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• Apple Pay had 1 million activations in first 3 days, says CEO Tim Cook

  Apple's new mobile payment system had over 1 million activations in the first three days after it became available, and is now more widely used than any competing payment system.

  Consumer

  Oct 28, 2014
• 5 things you need to know about Apple Pay

  Apple's mobile payment system, Apple Pay, made its debut Monday. Now you can flash your new iPhone in the checkout line to pay for almost anything; but how does it work?

  Consumer

  Oct 21, 2014