Originally Posted by
tmiw
I don't think being former MCX precludes Publix from enabling contactless per se. After all, other former members have enabled it.
Sure, I only mention it so it's clear what Publix's historical stance is: adamantly opposed.
Originally Posted by
tmiw
However, the same factors that caused them to join in the first place are quite possibly also the same ones preventing contactless now (interchange fee concerns, data mining, etc.)
I assume data mining is the holdup. Apple Pay doesn't increase their fees, what's their fee concern?