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Really? I had a discussion with an American about this a while ago and they seemed stunned at how easy and efficient tap'n'go sounded compared to what they had
by eon1 10y ago
Really? I had a discussion with an American about this a while ago and they seemed stunned at how easy and efficient tap'n'go sounded compared to what they had available. I mean, we're fairly behind in most things here, but if you tried to pay for groceries with a cheque, in 99.9% of places you would be (rightly) laughed out of the store.
- flukus 10y agoFrom what I understand (which could well be wrong), it's not uncommon for Americans to get literal pay cheques either. Here we've had direct bank transfers for my entire adult life (15+ years).
- 6nf 10y agoI'm 37 in Australia and I've literally never had a chequebook in my life. I think one time I used a bank cheque for a real estate transaction but that was a decade ago.
- nly 10y agoIn the States its not uncommon to just have your card swiped in grocery stores and not even have to sign. Effectively they've just made the old insecure magstripe & sig system more convenient (and insecure).