FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - USA EMV cards: Availability, Q&A (Chip & PIN -or- Chip & Signature) [2012-2015]

Nov 19, 2014, 10:44 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RedLight2015

C&S is slower than swiping, and it seems in the US, with the number of payment cards with contact less dwindling, contact less will only be survived by their smartphone counterparts here

. At least that does Not stop tourists from tapping on our terminals too.

I'm kinda tempted to go to Walmart and buy two separate things in separate transactions and see how much slower C&S actually is compared to swipe. Luckily my Discover card is still non-EMV.