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Old Jan 13, 2012, 6:22 pm
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Originally Posted by kebosabi
If you look at some of the bigger retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, 7-Eleven, and even your local Post Office, they already have some of those terminals. There's the usual mag-stripe to the side, the contactless terminal on top, and a slit near the bottom for chipped EMV cards. The slot is already in place, but they aren't activated live yet.
A lot of the newer local businesses here have the slits for EMV cards. They're usually covered up with duct tape or cardboard or something. Even the ones at Walgreens have a piece of plastic blocking the slot.
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