A case for paying with your phone via The New York Times
Thanks to “contactless” payment systems, there’s a revolutionary change going on in how credit cards are used. While mildly convenient for purchases in the United States, the technology is a huge improvement for overseas travellers.Keep that wallet hidden, or better yet, in your room safe
A digital wallet like Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay securely stores your credit card details. To purchase something, you merely unlock your phone and tap it to the pay terminal. Often getting your phone close is enough and in most cases you don’t even need to open an app. The technology is not reliant on a specific brand of phone or type of mobile wallet app. For example, if it has the contactless logo and the Apple Pay logo, your Android phone with Google Pay should work fine.
If you get a new credit card with the contactless ability built in, this is still more secure than the magnetic swipe. Visa says more than 100 million of these cards have already been issued in the US and estimates there will be 300 million by the end of 2020.
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