Zelle is often integrated into your bank's app. With Apple Pay, in-store payments are built into the Wallet app, and person-to-person payments happen inside the Messages app.

Some of these services don't even require you to install a separate app. We handle our smartphones all day, so it only makes sense to use them to make payments, too (or lend a buddy cash or buy yourself lunch). Digital transactions have become commonplace, so you no longer need to comb through your pockets to draw and hand over germ-saturated bills and credit cards. Fortunately, we have the ever-expanding field of digital payment solutions to thank for these hands-off alternatives. Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test (Opens in a new window).Ĭashless and contactless interactions have seen a dramatic upswing in this virus-riddled, health conscious future we’ve created for ourselves. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions.

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