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Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by Tempest1981 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @12:27PM (#30261359)
> original copy-to-paper mechanism

And when the pressure-stamp machine broke, the merchant would use a pen, and write the card number by hand. No problem.

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Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by jalk on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @03:17PM (#30264005)
Or just drag the length of the pen over the paper while card is underneath. Repeat a couple of times to get a good imprint while making sure to keep paper/card alignment
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Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone by el-salvador on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @03:38PM (#30264289)
I've had this happen in 2018/2019 in a Central American country.
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