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Same here in the UK - it's ALL Chip & PIN, I can't even recall the last time I had to swipe my card[1], and I use it a LOT (yay, Airmiles!). If the payment is
by Jaruzel 9y ago
Same here in the UK - it's ALL Chip & PIN, I can't even recall the last time I had to swipe my card[1], and I use it a LOT (yay, Airmiles!).
If the payment is <= 30 GBP, it's an offline transaction as well. Anything over that amount triggers a round trip to the backend servers.
As an aside, it's now perfectly possible to live a cashless life in the UK if you wanted to.
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[1] That said, I think ATMs read the mag-stripe... but I don't really use those either these days.
- falsedan 9y ago> If the payment is <= 30 GBP, it's an offline transaction as well It's still online (card-present check), but skips authorisation (no PIN needed).
- reaperducer 9y ago> it's now perfectly possible to live a cashless life in the UK if you wanted to Perhaps in London. Try spending a long weekend in Torquay.
- Jaruzel 9y agoI'm sure the Tesco, Sainsbury, Co-Op, and Waitrose in Torquay can handle card payments if you were really stuck.