Do you accept contactless payment?
'Contactless' is used as-is from English. Italians say 'KON-takt-les' — keeping the English pronunciation.
Checking payment options before the till process begins. Italian supermarkets almost universally accept contactless now, but worth confirming in smaller shops.
'Accettate' = do you accept (formal plural). 'Pagamento contactless' = contactless payment. 'Contactless' is fully absorbed into Italian financial vocabulary. Also used: 'pagamento con tap'.
Posso pagare con il telefono?
Can I pay with my phone?
Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay — all work in Italian supermarkets
C'è un minimo per il contactless?
Is there a minimum for contactless?
Italy removed the 25€ contactless limit in 2022
Accettate Apple Pay?
Do you accept Apple Pay?
Apple Pay is widely accepted in Italian supermarkets
Italy was initially slow to adopt contactless payment but has rapidly modernised since 2020. The Italian government's 'cashback' programme in 2020-21 incentivised digital payments. Today contactless is expected in all supermarkets.