The Jean Coutu Group, a Canadian drugstore chain has teamed up with Visa to join the list of Visa payWave contactless payment-enabled retailers.

Visa payWave cards allow Visa cardholders to carry out purchases at Jean Coutu participating locations by waving the card at a contactless terminal. The deployment of Visa payWave-enabled Visa cards and point-of-sale terminals is aligned with Visa's migration to chip card technology in Canada. Visa employs a layered approach to its fraud prevention efforts, including technology on the card itself as well as on Visa's processing network to help enhance security efforts.

The Jean Coutu Group operates a network of 358 franchised stores in Canada.