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		occamrazor on June 26, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why are credit card chip readers so slow? From experience in two European countries, this is not always the case. I have both a Visa and MC cards which can be used in contactless mode for transactions of any size, up to the card limit. For low amounts (<40EUR) the PIN is not requested. For larger transactions I have to enter the PIN, but I don't need the chip.

Jaruzel on June 27, 2017 [–]

In the UK, Contactless is PIN free, hence the low floor limit. Anything over that amount (£30 typically) requires Chip+PIN, and remote authentication.

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