タッチ決 済(けっさい)

たっちけっさい

noun

contactless payment

finance technology

1. contactless payment; tap-to-pay

A payment method where you hold a card or smartphone near a reader without inserting or swiping.

タッチ決済(けっさい)で払(はら)った。

I paid with contactless payment.

このカードはタッチ決済(けっさい)に対応(たいおう)している。

This card supports contactless payment.

コンビニではタッチ決済(けっさい)が使(つか)えるので、小銭(こぜに)を出(だ)さなくて済(す)む。

At convenience stores, you can use contactless payment, so you don't need to get out coins.

タッチ決済(けっさい) refers to contactless payment where you hold a card or smartphone near a reader to pay. A wasei-eigo compound combining English "touch" with 決済(けっさい) (settlement/payment).

Common patterns

タッチ決済(けっさい)で払(はら)う: to pay by contactless
タッチ決済(けっさい)に対応(たいおう)する: to support contactless payment
タッチ決済(けっさい)が使(つか)える: contactless payment is available

Usage

Covers NFC-based credit/debit cards, transportation IC cards (Suica, PASMO), and smartphone payment apps. The formal term is 非接触(ひせっしょく)決済(けっさい).

Related words

電子(でんし)マネー: electronic money (broader category)
QRコード決済(けっさい): QR code payment (a different method)
現金(げんきん)払(ばら)い: cash payment
キャッシュレス: cashless (the overall trend)

Related Words

Related: 電子(でんし)マネー (electronic money)

Related: キャッシュレス (cashless)

Related: 非接触(ひせっしょく) (contactless)

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Added 2026.2.3 15:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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