Re:Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone
by Reason077 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @06:32AM
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> "Not sure about Europe, but here in the US you can use the magstripe if your chip is broken."
Yeah, this used to be the case (years ago) in the UK too. But now days, most card readers no longer have magstripe readers on them. The chip is the backup now in case contactless fails!
Yeah, this used to be the case (years ago) in the UK too. But now days, most card readers no longer have magstripe readers on them. The chip is the backup now in case contactless fails!