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Re:Digital wallets and the "only Apple Pay does this" mythology by datascienced on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @07:43PM (#39845996)
In Australia it seems like a credit card contactless is limited (was AU$100 or fifty quid if you like) but now might be more.

But the apple pay is way higher I have spent over $1k on it before. Probably because there is at least another layer of security which is a Passcode which is probably a better PIN than the credit card pin itself.

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Re:Digital wallets and the "only Apple Pay does this" mythology by bobnamob on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @07:47PM (#39846028)
Contactless credit card payment limits in Australia (from my experience) are configurable.

I bumped my contactless limit from $100 -> $500 years ago through my bank's app. Leaves friends confused every time I cover a group dinner out

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Re:Digital wallets and the "only Apple Pay does this" mythology by simondotau on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @08:53PM (#39846544)
Australian also. I wish for the opposite, I’d like to be able to reduce the tap-no-pin limit down to $50 or so. I only use the physical card in rare emergencies, and increasing the times I have to enter my PIN by once or twice per year is hardly an inconvenience.
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Re:Digital wallets and the "only Apple Pay does this" mythology by BloominOnion on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @08:20PM (#39846314)
I believe when using apple pay with an apple watch, there's no longer a threshold where you need to use a PIN/passcode as the watch is using 'biometric authentication'.
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