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Old Feb 20, 2016 | 6:27 pm
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Originally Posted by AllieKat
I'm sure they did, they just wanted the hype, some quick cash for the founders, and maybe a bit of hope EMV would fail in the US market (which it kinda is but 90% acceptance isn't good enough for a device like this)
I wouldn't really call 17% EMV readiness/active (according to Visa) and estimates of 50%+ by the middle/end of the year "failing".
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