Originally Posted by
percysmith
Uptake of contactless here in HK is slow though. And use of Apple Pay/Android Pay is frowned upon as an un-Hongkie practice as all acquirers attempt online verification (dynamic data authorisation) over very slow uplinks (sometimes phone lines).
Why is contactless uptake low there, out of curiosity?
Also, doesn't this mean that cards from "online only" countries (such as the US) are frowned upon too?