My point was that the payment was contactless. You don't have to give any paper or anything to another person. It's handled by Apple Pay using whatever payment method you want and the vendor/provider never gets your info.
My point was that paper letter was wireless too. Wireless, same as contactless, is a name we use for particular technology.
I totally agree that it could have been Apple Pay, Paypal Pay or whatever else Bingus Pay, but it definitely was not contactless, because there was no NFC radio communication involved.
And my point was that "contactless" has more than one definition depending on context. I'm not going to respond anymore as I've been warned about arguing semantics on here.
If I write you a letter on a piece of paper, is it wireless transmission? Mind you, paper has no wires.
Contactless payment is the marketing term for NFC technology. It has nothing to do with you not interacting with other people.