I do not think the title corresponds particularly well to the article, as it focuses on at least something being done: The article details how the new MasterCard specification for contactless payments requires that payment terminals time the response of contactless cards to 2ms or less. This would as I understand it almost eliminate real-world relay attacks: it would exclude using the Internet to relay data and thus require building sophisticated radio equipment, all for relatively little gain as contactless payments without PIN are usually capped to low sums.

The article does point out, though, that this might well be "too little too late" as the MasterCard specification is only one of many and it will take years For new cards to actually end up in the hands of consumers. I guess this is what the title refers too, but I have to admit that at least I was surprised to learn that something is being done at all about this...