Contactless may refer to:
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Contactless smart card
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Proximity card
A proximity card or prox card also known as a key card or keycard is a contactless smart card which can be read without inserting it into a reader device, as required by earlier magnetic stripe cards such as credit cards and contact type sma ...
, a contactless integrated circuit device used for security access or payment systems
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Contactless payment
Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards, or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices, that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) or near-field communication (NFC, e.g. Samsung ...
, systems which use RFID for making secure payments
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MasterCard Contactless, MasterCard's EMV-compatible contactless payment feature
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Radio-frequency identification, an automatic identification method
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Near Field Communication
Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 cm (1 in) or less. NFC offers a low-speed connection through a simple setup that can be u ...
, a short-range wireless technology
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Contactless fingerprinting Contactless fingerprinting technology (CFP) was described in a government-funded report as an attempt to gather and add fingerprints to those gathered via wet-ink process and then, in a "touchless" scan, verify claimed identify and, a bigger challen ...
is a step beyond wet-ink, but not necessarily "touchless" and refers to processes for data collection, verification and identification
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