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In person: we've had contactless cards since 2014/2015. And nowadays with Apple/Google/Samsung Pay there's no limit. Online: SCA used to be wonky but today I p
by hocuspocus 4y ago
In person: we've had contactless cards since 2014/2015. And nowadays with Apple/Google/Samsung Pay there's no limit.
Online: SCA used to be wonky but today I pick up my phone and touch the fingerprint sensor, done.
It's hardly inconvenient, and we enjoy significantly lower transaction fees.
- xeromal 4y agoWe had contactless in 2009-2012ish, but it was called Isis and died as soon as the actual Isis started attacking syria. Always was amused by that. I was in salt lake city where it was trialed at Jamba Juices and other fast food merchants.
- hocuspocus 4y agoThere's a difference between trials and every bank starting to gradually (and silently, some people got upset) issue contactless cards from 2013 on, and payment terminals being updated everywhere. I remember going to the US in 2015 and 2016 and while Apple/Samsung Pay had started to gain traction, the idea of tapping my card to pay was still science-fiction.