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Old Sep 24, 2015 | 12:27 am
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AllieKat
 
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
Another laymen's question, but how does NFC replace the need for PIN? Is that just in a infrastructure manner (as in I don't need a PIN if I'm anyways tapping my card)?
For travelling, not security, yes. Most purchases when travelling are very small and contactless let's you just tap-tap-tap and not go through chip and signature hell.
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