Bancontact adds NFC payments to mobile app

Bancontact has now added contactless payments to its mobile app. To pay for a purchase, all you have to do is hold your smartphone alongside the payment terminal. And for small amounts, a PIN code is not required. This makes contactless payments a reality for almost all Belgian Bancontact cardholders, regardless of who they bank with.

Mobile payments are becoming an increasing part of our habits with each passing day. Belgians already make more than one million payments each month using the Bancontact app. And Bancontact has now also activated its app for contactless payments. This technology works using Near Field Communication, or NFC.