Covid-19 anchors ‘contactless’ in Europe, but consumers weary and wary

The study found that 73% of those surveyed associated at least one negative term with contactless, against only 58% who associated it with positive one. — AFP Relaxnews

PARIS: Consumers may see contactless shopping as more practical during the coronavirus pandemic, but they also see the lack of contact as eroding human relations, according to a study published on March 2.

Contactless payments and shopping were already present via online shopping, tapping bank cards or smartphone apps at shops, or with badges or cameras at highway toll booths or using virtual assistants.