I think a pass key on the users phone maybe one of the ways the purchase will be completed.
fingerprints are bad since gloves, etc can slow it down.
Need to rewatch minority report.
When you use tap-to-pay from your phone it generates a one-time number for the purchase. If this becomes the standard for POS transactions it will eliminate a lot of fraud. We are getting there…but still so many terminals in use that don’t have it…
I have a 7-Eleven near me with old pumps. Still only swipe, no chip readers!
I like the chip reader, I don’t even have to take the card out of my wallet.
No, the chip reader is different than “tap to pay”. First was swipe with the magnetic strip that we used for decades. Then the “chip” for better security that you inserted in the slot and left it there for a few seconds. And now the “tap to pay” which is quicker than the chip reader. So my gas station is still using the terribly old swipe system. They do make you enter your zip code for a little bit of security.
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I started paying with my Fitbit watch and my son said “wow, dad you’re not a boomer”, then my wife had to set her watch up so I was not more tech savvy than her
I’d pay with my phone, but it’s easier just to pull out my wallet and tap the thing.
I click a button twice on my watch and my card comes up
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