Are contactless cards safe and how do contactless payments work? Andrea Yanez 19 March 2024 10:52 Updated With contactless payments, the card and card reader or payment terminal communicate via "Near Field Communication" (NFC) technology. To make contactless payments, the card must be held very close to the reader or payment terminal (max. 4 cm). Accidental payments in passing are just as impossible as unwanted multiple bookings, which are excluded by dynamic security codes. Your data is protected by modern encryption technology. When paying contactless the card does not leave your hand, so you are guaranteed not to forget it in any reader. Of course, you can still pay with your card without the contactless payment function. Simply insert your card into the reader as usual. Please note that, in accordance with the regulations that came into force on September 14th, 2019, for security reasons you can only pay contactless 5 times in a row for a maximum of EUR 150 in total. Then you have to pay "normally", so to speak, by inserting the card into a card reader and entering the PIN. You can then make contactless payments again. Related articles Can I purchase flights and pay for car hires and hotel reservations? VIABUY Authenticator app – FAQ Can I receive a new card with the new IBAN on it? How can I cancel my account? How much can I withdraw per day? Comments 0 comments Article is closed for comments.