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Old Aug 30, 2014 | 12:35 pm
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uklevi
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: The UK
Posts: 154
Originally Posted by Daveoc64
Most low-value transactions are processed offline in the UK, it's nothing to do with contactless.
Ah, thanks!

I also tried using my US HSBC MasterCard with PayPass at a UK contactless terminal today, and it did work. So, US HSBC MasterCard with contactless should work at any UK terminal with contactless. Maybe it'll stop a cashier from voiding someone's signature slip one day.

I'd laugh if for some reason, the US went all hard core on signature verification for some reason, and cashiers started voiding transactions that were PIN verified. But then, of course, I'm sure VISA/MC would go after it, but not after signature slip voiders. ha!
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