Magstripe and even traditional chip-and-pin is being rapidly replaced by contactless payment (in the UK, for example). It would be quite convenient to use conta

Magstripe and even traditional chip-and-pin is being rapidly replaced by contactless payment (in the UK, for example). It would be quite convenient to use contactless for each item you were getting in the Automat, but there are downsides, like the reams of small transactions on your statement, which are less easy to check and control than the old situation where 5 or 10 transactions a day would be typical.