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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 som

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.