Hands on with Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC

Re:Hands on with Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC by pbreit on Thursday November 05, 2015 @11:32AM (#10514253)

My sense is the superiority of the mag-stripe is a reason why commerce in the USA exceeds the rest of the world. But I would agree that the move to EMV is a step backwards.

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Re:Hands on with Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC by untog on Thursday November 05, 2015 @11:41AM (#10514313)

My sense is the superiority of the mag-stripe is a reason why commerce in the USA exceeds the rest of the world

I suspect it is more closely connected to population and GDP.

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Re:Hands on with Apple Pay Competitor CurrentC by pbreit on Thursday November 05, 2015 @01:52PM (#10515342)

Well, per capita. And I would not discount frictionless payments.

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