Contactless Payment Devices

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Contactless payment devices are devices that allow you to pay for goods and services using a contactless credit cards, EFTPOS cards, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and other means.

Nayax

Nayax is a company that manufactures contactless payment devices. Included in their product range includes:

• Nayax Onyx: A circular contactless payment touch-screen device that uses built-in cellular communication to communicate back to Nayax’s servers.

Nayax Core is a web portal that can be used to configure and monitor deployed Nayax devices.

Communication protocols supported by Nayax devices include:

• Pulse mode: Pulses are emitted on up to six I/O pins when the user makes payment. The number of pulses is configurable.
• MDB: Communicates to other subsystems using the Multi-Drop Bus (MDB) communication protocol.

The different pulse types and configurability provided by Nayax devices.