Access Bank, in partnership with Visa, has launched Tap to Phone in Nigeria. It said the new product allows merchants to accept contactless payments using NFC-enabled Android phones.
According to a statement seen by Techpoint Africa, Tap to Phone will transform an Android smartphone “into a payment terminal, enabling merchants to accept Visa payments by simply tapping a Visa card to their phone.”
This initiative joins a growing list of contactless payment solutions in Africa. In September 2024, Interswitch partnered with Tuma to launch a contactless payment system in Kenya.