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In the Netherlands, magnetic swipe has basically been phased out. You are now supposed to use the chip (and obviously still PIN). I think this happened around 2
by rocqua 10y ago
In the Netherlands, magnetic swipe has basically been phased out. You are now supposed to use the chip (and obviously still PIN). I think this happened around 2014, basically, the 'swipe' part of almost all readers is now blocked by a sticker that instructs you to use the chip. I'm not sure if the sticker can be moved in case you really want to swipe.
Tap-payment is also being rolled out quite rapidly. It's about 1.5 years old and I'd say I now tap for 70% of all transactions.
The move