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Is This the End of Plastic? Visa's New Technology Could Replace Physical Cards (www.cnet.com)
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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (7 children)

People still use physical cards? I haven’t been carrying any cards at all for so many years now.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's a transaction limit on tap payments. Sometimes you need to chip or swipe when it's over $250 or something.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Assume you are not in US? Phone pay never caught on here in a big way unfortunately.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I did it when I was travelling to the US a few years back and the store clerk looked at me like I had two heads. It's so normal in Canada I never thought much of it, and here I was a celebrity in this store and everyone was just wow'd at the magic I'd done.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sadly, too many places around here don’t get support Apple Pay and even less Google wallet. It’s definitely improved the last few years, probably 80%, but not 100%, so I’ve had to carry mine. So close I can’t wait!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I'm getting old. Google keeps changing their touchless pay system and app. I got tired of switching after the third version of whatever Google is calling it now and gave up. Google pay, no Android pay, no Google wallet!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I remember on reddit once someone from the US complaining about people assuming their bar had EFTPOS machines/pay wave saying "You wouldn't go to the grocery store without your wallet?!"

    And me, in Australia just being like...but... I do? I almost never take my wallet with me to the grocery store...

    (Although, because my student public transport card is the only thing I can't put on my phone, going out for drinks is one of the few times I'm almost guaranteed to have my wallet) (also because I want to have backups if something goes wrong while I'm inebriated)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I prefer carrying the plastic over carrying a tracking deivce everywhere with me. Then again, I'm one of those weirdos that also still carries cash.

    (Note that I'm not saying you should ditch your phone—your priorities are doubtless different from mine—just that for me the tradeoff is not acceptable.)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I don't feel comfortable putting that much important stuff in one thing. If I lose my phone or my wallet, the other can do a lot to help cover for it until I get a replacement

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