3 ms·

Toronto, Canada

• __david__ 12y ago
  I've never used a contactless method. Is it NFC (or something similar)? Is it really faster than swiping your card? I had the impression you still had to do something on your phone to authorize it...
  • aianus 12y ago
    Yes it's NFC. No, you don't have to do anything at all except tap your card/wallet against the reader and wait for the beep. Here's a 1:47m video from MasterCard explaining it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkxxhvVJjuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkxxhvVJjuM
  • MichaelGG 12y ago
    Even in 2007 in Denver, Amex issued me a credit (not charge) card with a little RFID chip. Worked at a fair number of places. Just get the card near and it beeps and you go on your way.