NCCC Pushes Paperless Card Receipts in Taiwan

Taiwan’s National Credit Card Center of R.O.C. (NCCC), a major provider of merchant acquiring and payment-terminal services, is seeking to replace paper card slips as transaction volumes rise. Printed customer copies consume thermal paper, generate emissions and can be lost before cardholders reconcile purchases. The proposed digital receipt preserves the merchant name, card type, transaction date, amount and authorization details, while giving users a more durable record through NCCC’s secure inquiry system.

NCCC said on July 28 that it would move from paper reduction to paperless receipts. By June 2026, it had shortened receipt printouts on more than 60,000 terminals, cutting thermal-paper use by an estimated 81,000 meters a month — equivalent to the height of 180 Taipei 101 towers. Cardholders will scan with a phone to view or save electronic slips. At launch, NCCC expects 500,000 fewer paper receipts and 185 kilograms less carbon emissions monthly, with merchant incentives due in the fourth quarter of 2026.