Originally Posted by
YuropFlyer
Also, how is the contactless acceptance with "foreign" cards going? I've seen cases in which non-local cards wouldn't work on the contactless reader, but would work fine when chipped into (with and without DCC attempt) - and not sure if MC/VISA prefer that people generally use credit cards paying contactless, or if they would prefer DCC to always be applied, but maybe some less payments going on with CC's in general due to contactless not working?
Very few cards issued in the US support contactless. The networks tried to make a big deal about it a number of years ago, but the concept never caught on. (Too many people were scared that their credit card numbers could get stolen in public.) In fact, I have had a couple of cards where the issuer initially gave me a contactless card but didn't when I received a replacement. There are a number of merchants that support contactless payments in the US, but not many. Since DCC is uncommon here anyway, it doesn't make that much of a difference for non-USD denominated cards.