SAN FRANCISCO — Visa USA's effort to spread contactless payments even further has continued to gain ground, this time moving into the back seats of New York City taxicabs.

Thanks to a cooperative effort by Visa USA and Creative Mobile Technologies, a firm which specializes in taxicab innovation, New York City taxicab passengers will now be able to pay for their rides with a wave of their cards over a contactless reader.

"There is no city that hustles like New York and Visa is helping to add a bit of speed and convenience to the preferred mode of transportation for thousands of visitors and locals" said Brian Triplett, senior vice president with Visa USA. "We're excited to offer New York taxi passengers not only an alternative to cash, but a technology that will get them to where they're going faster and more efficiently."

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