Contactless card payment means you can pay for small purchases (€50 and under) in most retailers by holding your debit or credit card beside a keypad without entering your PIN. For added security, you will be asked to enter your PIN after a certain number of uses. You can also add your card to your […]
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Apple Pay is a method of paying for things using an Apple iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Apple Mac. It is known as a digital wallet – you store your card details on the device then use the device to pay rather than the actual card itself. In shops, you hold the phone or device […]
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Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a method of paying for things using an Android phone or tablet. Similar to Apple Pay – it is a digital wallet where you can store your bank card details on your phone then use the phone to pay contactlessly or in-app rather than using the card itself. In […]
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Contactless debit cards have been in use in Ireland for about 11 years – and they are becoming much more common Contactless payments now account for about 50 % of all card transactions in Ireland . There were a few reports in the media in the past about theft from contactless cards. These so-called “news” […]
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The majority of debit cards and some credit cards have a contactless facility these days . This means that anyone in posession of the card can use it to pay for goods up to the value of €30 without a PIN. (More about Contactless Cards here). If you lose your debit card, or it is […]
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