Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:35AM
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> in general you don’t put in your PIN every time with contactless
As an American, I never get prompted in Europe for a PIN. Even for large transactions. That matches a swipe's convenience.
Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by djxfade on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @04:50AM
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I believe this is controlled by your issuer. So your card issuer probably don't require PIN after n amount of swipes.
Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by matthewdgreen on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:59AM
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It is arbitrary and random. Some machines will ask for it and others won’t. Some automated machines will refuse US cards altogether. Wait til you’re at a tollbooth entering the Autoroute trying to use all your US cards, and none of them are accepted.
I’m not sure if it’s true for all EU countries and banks, but in general you don’t put in your PIN every time with contactless. The card usually works for a number of transactions without a PIN, often up to a certain limit, after which it asks you to insert it again.