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Old May 14, 2019, 1:02 pm
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RedLight2015
 
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Originally Posted by mikesyr18
They don't look like they care if they still use magnetic strip only readers, which the cashier has to take your card from you in order for it to be used.

Give me a merchant that takes contactless over asking for ID's - Apple Pay/Samsung Pay is the more logical way to pay securely. I could easily make a fake ID and then use a card there or any merchant asking for ID.

Marketing for Apple Pay/Samsung Pay is a huge failure if people still don't trust card payment security in the U.S. All Apple does when they advertise Apple Pay on TV is explain how "you can use your phone to pay," rather than, "the most secure way to pay."
People still don’t know what “Apple Pay” is when it comes to paying. People just “see others pay with their phone” where their own phone isn’t even signed into iCloud properly!

Conversely cashiers only know what Apple and Samsung Pay are. And are baffled when you tap a card saying it doesn’t work.
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