McDonald’s Australia has launched a contactless credit card technology in its stores that will allow customers to pay without swiping, signing or using a PIN.
The technology is set to be rolled out later this month, and follows a number of other merchants moving into the contactless payment space, including convenient store chain 7-Eleven.
“With Visa payWave, customers will see speedier transactions and they can pick up their food with just a wave of their card,” McDonald’s chief information officer Henry Shiner said in a statement.
A number of banks and financial institutions are already beginning to distribute contactless-payment cards, which operate via radio frequencies. Both the banks and merchants are emphasising the use of up-to-date security measures.
“Visa payWave-enabled cards are as secure as any other Visa chip card and carry the same multiple layers of security, including Visa’s Zero Liability, which ensures Visa cardholders are not responsible for fraudulent or unauthorised transactions,” Visa Australia and New Zealand general manager, Chris Clark, told ZDNet.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
