USA contactless credit/debit/transit (2014-2016)
Feb 12, 2016, 2:25 pm
#3256
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Well it seems as though the number of contactless accepting locations near me just grew by at least 20x thanks to that little Square Contactless and Chip reader. (Bonus for EMV too). Just stroll through my local mall (Scottsdale Fashion Square) and anything not owned by a chain seems to use Square complete with the reader!
Feb 12, 2016, 2:46 pm
#3257
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Feb 12, 2016, 3:15 pm
#3258
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My local subway has had a VX820 on the counter facing customers forever. It never occurred to me that it's for NFC/contactless. It's set up for magstripe swiping only.
This morning, when I visited the Starbucks near work, I saw that they installed VX820s on the registers, also facing the customer. The screen said Tap or Insert. Just yesterday (I go here every morning), they were still using the old method of swiping the card on a barista-facing slot on the register screen.
This morning, when I visited the Starbucks near work, I saw that they installed VX820s on the registers, also facing the customer. The screen said Tap or Insert. Just yesterday (I go here every morning), they were still using the old method of swiping the card on a barista-facing slot on the register screen.
Feb 12, 2016, 3:24 pm
#3259
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It's probably taken NFC for a while, but the Subway person has to push something on the POS to activate it (otherwise the screen sits there with "Welcome" on it).
Feb 12, 2016, 3:45 pm
#3260
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Stopped by a friend's shop who has a VX520 today. He told me he wanted to make sure apple pay still works on it(it worked last june). We tried(using my phone and android pay on his phone) no dice. He called his credit card processor, who walked him through some steps on the machine, and was able to enable it.
He used to show up in the mobile pay finder app, but not any more.
I wonder how many more merchants don't realize they can just spend a few minutes to enable it.
He used to show up in the mobile pay finder app, but not any more.
I wonder how many more merchants don't realize they can just spend a few minutes to enable it.
Feb 13, 2016, 2:16 am
#3261
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So for all these Apple Pay transactions in NZ, the receipt shows the last 4 digits of the DAN but not my name, obviously.
Identifies the card, Visa or MV, has RID, PIX, AAC and ATC values. Finally an AUTH code.
Can any of these values identify the card or the customer?
Identifies the card, Visa or MV, has RID, PIX, AAC and ATC values. Finally an AUTH code.
Can any of these values identify the card or the customer?
Feb 13, 2016, 11:51 am
#3263
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Well it seems as though the number of contactless accepting locations near me just grew by at least 20x thanks to that little Square Contactless and Chip reader. (Bonus for EMV too). Just stroll through my local mall (Scottsdale Fashion Square) and anything not owned by a chain seems to use Square complete with the reader!
Feb 13, 2016, 2:02 pm
#3264
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Despite some doubts raised here by other posters, my local coffee shop just swapped their iPad touch + Square reader with a Square stand. They don't yet have the chip/contactless reader setup, but the cashier confirmed that it's in the works and said they'll soon be taking both Apple Pay and Android Pay.
Feb 13, 2016, 3:01 pm
#3265
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Despite some doubts raised here by other posters, my local coffee shop just swapped their iPad touch + Square reader with a Square stand. They don't yet have the chip/contactless reader setup, but the cashier confirmed that it's in the works and said they'll soon be taking both Apple Pay and Android Pay.
Feb 13, 2016, 3:38 pm
#3267
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BTW Dollar General is also not an MCX member, just like Kroger. I hope their lack of contactless is temporary and not an indication that most major retailers aren't going to bother. 
I also forgot to mention that Dollar General uses the same terminals as 7-11. Unfortunately I can't find it on Ingenico's website so I don't know if it has the necessary hardware or not.
I also forgot to mention that Dollar General uses the same terminals as 7-11. Unfortunately I can't find it on Ingenico's website so I don't know if it has the necessary hardware or not.
Feb 13, 2016, 4:24 pm
#3268
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BTW Dollar General is also not an MCX member, just like Kroger. I hope their lack of contactless is temporary and not an indication that most major retailers aren't going to bother.
I also forgot to mention that Dollar General uses the same terminals as 7-11. Unfortunately I can't find it on Ingenico's website so I don't know if it has the necessary hardware or not.
I also forgot to mention that Dollar General uses the same terminals as 7-11. Unfortunately I can't find it on Ingenico's website so I don't know if it has the necessary hardware or not.
Feb 14, 2016, 10:23 pm
#3269
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Anyway, I saw another Square merchant with the new chip reader today. They seem to be rolling out slowly but surely. ^
Feb 17, 2016, 1:07 am
#3270
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So remember when I said that there were tons of 7-Eleven on the contactless locator in OKC, well it turns out that 7-Eleven in that state are the only independent stores that carry the 7-Eleven name. http://www.cspnet.com/industry-news-...-oklahoma-2016
I just looked on their Facebook page and see a picture with an Ingenico iSC250 in it just like what QuikTrip uses so NFC might actually be on there. Since they aren't run by corp they should be able to do what they want to. ^
http://www.cspnet.com/industry-news-...trip-corp-2016 A few of those pictures shows iSC250's so it must be rolling out company wide very soon, that article is from January 2016 so its pretty new.
I just looked on their Facebook page and see a picture with an Ingenico iSC250 in it just like what QuikTrip uses so NFC might actually be on there. Since they aren't run by corp they should be able to do what they want to. ^
http://www.cspnet.com/industry-news-...trip-corp-2016 A few of those pictures shows iSC250's so it must be rolling out company wide very soon, that article is from January 2016 so its pretty new.