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Because American gas pumps still primarily use magstripe readers and thus skimmers are still a problem. Many new pumps are starting to get Apple/Android contact
by windexh8er 7y ago
Because American gas pumps still primarily use magstripe readers and thus skimmers are still a problem. Many new pumps are starting to get Apple/Android contactless payment, but I've found that most of the pumps that have the hardware don't actually have it enabled for whatever reason.
- mikestew 7y agoAn AM/PM gas station in Bellevue, WA recently spent months tearing out tanks and putting new pumps in. “Sweet, I go by there every day, maybe the pumps will have NFC/Apple Pay.” NFC? The new pumps don’t even have chip readers. It is still mag stripe only. Words are inadequate.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoConversely, some Wawa convenience stores are only getting Tesla superchargers, no gas pumps (and Tesla automatically dings your CC on file for Supercharging). Interesting to see the dichotomy. The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Apologies to Gibson.