Cards can sometimes get stuck inside ATMs because of power outages or technical problems. As the card does not need to be inserted into the machine with contactless technology, there is no risk of it getting stuck or being retained by the ATM.
Traditional ATMs were also vulnerable to card-data theft through ‘skimming devices’ that could copy information from a card’s magnetic stripe. With NFC technology, the card exchanges information by transmitting signals directly, which, according to City Bank officials, makes the possibility of cloning or data theft extremely low.