Contactless is working good at Smiths. No signs are posted or anything but it works great. The same way it has worked on Toshiba/Verifone MX915s for years now at various other chains. I have no idea what finally convinced Kroger to turn Contactless on but at least they did it.

I remember traveling to Nashville probably 10 years ago or whenever the MX915s were new and only some Krogers had them. The pinpad back then looked exactly the same except it did not have the "tap" language but it had the four circles/green dot thing and Contactless worked the same way then that it works now as far as transaction speed goes. So it is funny how Kroger had this at limited stores a long time ago then eliminated it now it is back again.

ALSO, I went to a Shell with Wayne Pumps/Verifone Registers. This Shell now has working EMV Contactless at the Pump. It is actually a little bit slow and it does not ask you if you want to join Fuel Rewards after you tap the way it does if you insert card. This is the only Shell in my area with this pump/register configuration.

So we have some pretty significant developments on the Contactless front recently:
US Post Office
Kroger
99 Cents Only

This is thousands of what I call "hold out" merchants.

Also we know Lowe's is going to have Contactless soon as they are updating their POS system and will then be rolling it out. Not sure what is up with Home Depot or Wal Mart but I suspect both will give in. I expect with Wal Mart it will be after they finish their pinpad replacement project.

Did Burlington ever get Contactless turned on? I guess the rest of that segment has it (Ross, TJX, etc.).