Covid-19 is speeding up contactless rollout worldwide

The pandemic will be remembered as a decisive time for contactless payments, as consumers picked up this method during the pandemic and card issuance and usage accelerated. RBR’s ‘Global Cards Data and Forecasts to 2026′ report shows that the number of contactless purchases increased by 36% in 2020. Many hygiene-conscious consumers gravitated towards contactless payment methods […]