Title:Busking goes cashless with 'a world first' for London

London has introduced a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what the organisers claim is a world first.

在组织者宣称世界第一，伦敦为街头艺人推行了无接触支付计划。

In addition to tossing loose change into a box, passers-by can use card readers to make contactless payments.

除了可穿戴设备外，路人还可以使用读卡器进行无接触付款。

It has been launched in partnership with Swedish tech firm iZettle, bought this month by US payments giant PayPal.

这是与瑞典科技公司iZette合作推出的，本月被美国支付巨头PayPal收购。

"Now, more Londoners will be able to show their support to the capital's brilliant, talented street performers," said London mayor Sadiq Khan.

伦敦市长萨迪克·汗说，现在更多的伦敦人能够向才华横溢的街头表演者提供支持。

He announced on Sunday that the scheme will be be rolled out across the city after successful trials.

他于星期天宣布，这项计划将在成功试验后在全市实施。

Charlotte Campbell, a full-time busker, was part of the trial and says that after two weeks it "had a significant impact on contributions".

全职艺人夏洛特·坎贝尔表示，在试用两个星期后，她发现收入“明显”增加了。

The card readers, which plug into smartphones and other devices, allow tap-to-donate fixed payments. "More people than ever tap-to-donate whilst I sing, and often, when one person does, another follows," Ms Campbell said.

插入智能手机和其他装置的卡片读者，允许自来捐固定付费。

The organisation Busk in London, which is working with iZettle on the scheme, said it would be made available to buskers in all the capital's boroughs over the coming months.

正在与iZelte合作推行这项计划的伦敦的组织巴士克表示，将在未来几个月内向首都所有市镇的乘客提供巴士服务。

Using card readers for online payments is becoming increasingly popular among small traders and charities who cannot afford the infrastructure traditionally used for credit card payments.

使用卡片阅读器进行网上付款越来越受到小交易商和慈善机构的欢迎，因为他们买不起传统上用于支付信用卡的基础设施。

Earlier this month PayPay announced it was buying iZettle for $2.2bn (£1.6bn).

本月早些时候，Paypay宣布斥资22亿美元收购iZete。

Founded in Stockholm in 2010, iZettle started out selling credit and debit card readers, but has more recently expanded with an e-commerce platform which tracks items such as sales and inventory for its customers.

iZelte公司成立于2010年，开始销售信用卡和借记卡读者，但最近又推出了一个电子商务平台，跟踪客户的销售和库存等项目。