POINT OF SALE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS PAYMENT

摘要

The present disclosure relates to a point of sale [POS] system (1) for contactless payment of products, comprising a payment processing unit (10) for facilitating electronic payment of products based on payment-facilitating information received from a portable payment device (30), such as a contactless card. The payment processing unit (10) is connected to a plurality of antennas (20a-20d), each associated with a respective product and each configured to read payment-facilitating information from a portable payment device (30) when the portable payment device is brought in the vicinity of the antenna. The payment processing unit (10) is configured to, upon reading of payment-facilitating information by any of the antennas (20a-20d), receive the payment-facilitating information and identify a product to be paid for based on which of the plurality of antennas (20a-20d) read the payment-facilitating information, and to facilitate a financial transaction comprising payment of the identified product using the payment-facilitating information