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Definition: contactless payments


A payment method that transmits the user's bank or credit card data to a terminal via a radio frequency (RF) method. The primary contactless payment technology is the near field communication (NFC) in chip cards that is used with payment systems such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. See EMV, contactless and contactless smart card.