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Re:Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card trans... by ryukafalz on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @06:10PM (#22303965)
Typically in the US the waiter will take your credit card back to a payment terminal rather than bringing a card reader to you. Contactless isn’t really an option in that case.
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Re:Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card trans... by walshemj on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @06:32PM (#22304134)
No wonder you have more problems with fraud in the USA if you let a waiter take the card away from you and do god knows what with it.
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Re:Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card trans... by neuronic on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:49AM (#22307744)
Why would you hand anyone your credit card... to take it somewhere else... and do whatever with it ....
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Re:Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card trans... by ric2b on Thursday February 13, 2020 @06:22AM (#22316859)
Because somehow that's still a normal and accepted practice in the US.
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Re:Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card trans... by ryantriangles on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:36AM (#22309624)
It seems madness to give your card to someone to take off somewhere. In Australia they either bring you a terminal to touch at the table (for a fancier place), or you touch the terminal on your way out (for a casual place).
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Re:Apple Pay on pace to account for 10% of global card trans... by nwsm on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:53PM (#22310950)
In the US an upscale place would never bring a terminal to your table. They give you a check (receipt), you put card or money down, they take it to their register, and bring back a customer receipt or change.

Money is often a taboo subject in the US, and I think that is bleeding into a slow adoption of touchless transactions in nice restaurants.

It will take at least 5 years for this part of US culture to give way to convenience and security.

*Note I've not spent much time on the west coast; I'm sure they're ahead on this

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