CONTACTLESS Definition & Meaning

contactless

[ kon-takt-lis ]

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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

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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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of contactless¹

First recorded in 2000–05; contact + -less

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It also exemplifies a larger societal shift toward contactless shopping experiences, a trend already evident in retail and poised to become even more widespread in the years to come.

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Starbucks’ pivot toward efficiency began long before Niccol took over, accelerated by the pandemic’s relentless push for contactless everything.

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But two new ideas are among others mooted, looking at mortgages and contactless payments.

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The FCA's second new idea is to scrap the £100 limit on contactless cards, to make it easier to spend.

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The FCA will also consider whether to scrap the £100 cap on purchases made by contactless cards, in line with digital wallets where providers set their own limits.

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