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Re:Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the... by photojosh on Monday April 09, 2018 @08:52PM (#16798203)
Weird. The Square readers we have in Australia support both chip-and-pin and contactless (+pin for purchases > $100). Were they only using the cheaper audio-jack swipe readers in the US? (Not allowed here any more)

I've been using Apple Pay recently, and one annoyance I had was that one store when I paid (for a >$2k purchase) didn't ask for my PIN... it asked for a signature. And then of course I was meant to present my card for verification. And I couldn't... what?

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Re:Credit Card Signatures Are About to Become Extinct in the... by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @09:53AM (#16801340)
It was the audio jack swipe readers.

Apple Pay lets you spend that much money? I think with Google Pay + my bank the limit is $100 / transaction, after which you have to use your card + pin (which, let's be honest, makes sense.

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