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		dathinab on Feb 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay ... > is still possible Wait what? I think in many parts of the world that isn't possible anymore for a long long time. Like all of EU.

mercutio2 on Feb 8, 2022 [–]

Europe had dramatically more credit card fraud than the US, so Europe mandated EMV decades before the US.

It will be many years before US merchants truly phase out accepting magnetic strips.

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