A contactless credit card or payment system uses technology that recognizes electronic data, and does not require the customer's signature or personal identification number.
The new system is designed to provide contactless travel cards for use on trainsand buses.
contactless in British English
(ˈkɒntæktlɪs)
adjective
1.
without contacts
2.
referring to payment systems which use RFID technology and do not require the customer's signature or pin number
Examples of 'contactless' in a sentence
contactless
The technology will also work if the contactless card was issued by an overseas bank.
Computing (2010)
About one in five card payments is contactless.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The data was then used to set up thousands of contactless payments accounts on smartphones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than half of all credit and debit cards in circulation now allow contactless payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Also, be aware that paying with contactless cards can sometimes result in you being automatically charged in sterling.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One method is downloading software on to Android smartphones that allows the user to make contactless payments using stolen bank details.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This may be in part because many people simply do not carry cash, given the increasing availability of contactless payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I use contactless all the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The devices are shaped like classic charity donation buckets and can accept coins and notes as well as a 2 contactless card donation.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The use of contactless cards for the tiniest transactions is growing exponentially.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Other projects include plans for a completely contactless charging system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The technology is similar to contactless credit or debit cards.
The Sun (2016)
Mobile phone payments use the same technology as contactless cards.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
How are contactless cards different from other cards in my wallet?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Banks and building societies are offering incentives to encourage the use of contactless cards.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Most banks have now rolled out contactless credit and debit cards.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They use the fingerprint scanner to approve payment to a contactless point.
The Sun (2015)
Fraud on contactless cards is also on the rise.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Not all shops and other merchants accept contactless payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than half of all cards in circulation allow contactless payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Who else can use contactless technology?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
How does the contactless technology work?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The gallery will continue to accept cash donations but this could change because contactless technology offers a cheap way to process donations.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You can use it as if it was a contactless credit card, for instance.
The Sun (2016)
There are already 14m contactless debit and credit cards in circulation that use the same technology.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I also use a contactless debit card from my own bank.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I called back the following day and attempted to cancel the card but further contactless payments were made.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The contactless system 's better.
The Sun (2014)
Use of contactless, though still a minority sport, is soaring month by month.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Transport for London has announced a 15 million deal to sell its contactless ticketing system around the world.