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24 alternatives to Contactless Credit Card Reader

Designed to read all types of credit and debit cards

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Contactless Credit Card Reader launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Square Contactless Reader▲255

   Accept Apple Pay + Chip cards, anywhere

   2015 · squareup.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello Card▲88

   NFC enabled contactless business card.

   2020 · hello-card.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NFC Reader▲3

   Read NFC tags and cards easily on Android

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shopify Tap & Chip Reader▲156

   Mobile POS hardware that connects to the rest of Shopify

   2018 · shopify.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MOO Business Cards+▲305

   Beautiful NFC business cards that trigger digital actions

   2015 · moo.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Folio Wallet App▲639

   Organize your cards and documents

   2024 · folio.id · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ABBYY Business Card Reader▲138

   Scan cards ≡ in a second and manage them everywhere ☁

   2017 · pdf.abbyy.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ChargeStripe▲88

   Accept credit card payments from your mobile device.

   2019 · chargestripe.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Card.io▲134

   Credit card scanning for mobile apps.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Coinbase Card▲507

    A card from Coinbase allowing you to spend crypto anywhere

    2019 · coinbase.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shopify’s Chip & Swipe Reader▲395

    Sell in person with Shopify’s free Chip & Swipe Reader

    2017 · shopify.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cardanti Smart Business Card▲132

    One tap, no app. The smart business card everyone can use.

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Plastc Card▲297

    All your cards in one device w/ an e-ink touchscreen

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MagicCard NFC Business Card▲86

    NFC smart business card

    2022 · znaplink.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Shufti – NFC Verification ▲68

    NFC based identity verification, secure, instant & reliable

    2021 · shuftipro.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Debitize▲160

    Credit card perks without credit card debt

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PassportReader▲118

    Allow users to verify their identity instantly by tapping their ID or passport. Integrate by using our apps, or iOS/Android SDK if you have an app of your own.

    Apr 2026 · passportreader.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tap to Pay on iPhone on the Helcim app▲94

    Accept contactless payments with just an iPhone

    2024 · link.helcim.com · its alternatives →

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    Shopify Chip and Swipe Reader▲13

    A clever new credit card reader for iOS and Android.

    2017 · hardware.shopify.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cardless▲98

    The future of credit cards

    2021 · cardless.com · its alternatives →

21. 21EW
    Emergency Wallet Cards▲113

    Introducing EmergencyWalletCards.com

    2021 · w.hutson.gy · its alternatives →

22. 22FR
    FareBot, read NFC public transit cards (Clipper/ORCA) on Android▲8

    2017 · codebutler.github.io · its alternatives →

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    FullContact Card Reader▲108

    Automagically scan biz cards into LinkedIn/Gmail contacts

    2014 · fullcontact.com · its alternatives →

24. 24TM
    Tapito. Mobile NFC payments for credit cards you already own▲7

    2016 · tapito.co · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →