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Thread ID: 124159 2012-04-10 07:52:00 Security Code on Credit Cards. mzee (3324) PC World Chat
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1269169 2012-04-11 06:54:00 Most of them aren't - we have a few POS terminals capable of interacting with such cards, but not many, and most cards issued in NZ also don't support it. The chip cards here generally require physical contact with the terminal.

The next standard of eftpos terminals, iirc brig enforced in 2014 all require built in RFID
Alex B (15479)
1269170 2012-04-11 07:52:00 Nahhhhhh - here's what I'm talking about:::

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It's a little 'fob-y' thingy that you can wear and wave AT the authorized area in front of the pump itself.

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At least up there you don't have to que up like here with all the food and drink buyers and be treated like a fuel thief. I usually only go to Pak N Save who have eftpos at the pumps like Mobil used to here.
paulw (1826)
1269171 2012-04-11 11:51:00 Ok, so can somebody explain to me why my Westpac Amex has the security code on the front of the card? pine-o-cleen (2955)
1269172 2012-04-11 12:08:00 Ok, so can somebody explain to me why my Westpac Amex has the security code on the front of the card?

That's for all AMEX cards.
Could be so all the no.'s are on the front together?
Nomad (952)
1269173 2012-04-11 12:10:00 Neither is weight expressed in "sillimeters" :(

If it is like the Mastercard Pay-Pass - Wellington's Westpac Stadium takes it. Might be a few others.
Nomad (952)
1269174 2012-04-11 13:08:00 I'm still looking for places that support NFC so I can try out Google Wallet on my Galaxy Nexus :D Chilling_Silence (9)
1269175 2012-04-11 14:39:00 I'm still looking for places that support NFC so I can try out Google Wallet on my Galaxy Nexus :D

You can wave at it my Nexus, i'd like a few thou right now :devil
The Error Guy (14052)
1269176 2012-04-12 12:45:00 Ok, so can somebody explain to me why my Westpac Amex has the security code on the front of the card?

Simple, if it was on the back, the average american would have to close one eye and stop chewing gum in order to release enough brain cells to ask what a security code was, so the time taken to complete on-line transactions would cause the interweb to slow to a crawl. Death rates at the head of hotdog and hamburger stand queues would rise sharply as well.

Present company (honorary kiwi excepted). :D

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :devil
Billy T (70)
1269177 2012-04-12 15:19:00 Simple, if it was on the back, the average american would have to close one eye and stop chewing gum in order to release enough brain cells to ask what a security code was, so the time taken to complete on-line transactions would cause the interweb to slow to a crawl. Death rates at the head of hotdog and hamburger stand queues would rise sharply as well.

Present company (honorary kiwi excepted). :D

Cheers

Billy 8-{) :devil

Amex cards aren't accepted by almost 100% of US merchants for anything because they back-charge the merchant 8% for the privilege of accepting them. I have NEVER worked where they are allowed to be used and that included a lot of high end restaurants.
SurferJoe46 (51)
1269178 2012-04-13 23:14:00 Amex cards aren't accepted by almost 100% of US merchants for anything because they back-charge the merchant 8% for the privilege of accepting them. I have NEVER worked where they are allowed to be used and that included a lot of high end restaurants.

It's getting like that here too. Most places where you ask "Do you accept American Express?" you either get "NO!!!" or "I dunno". We use it because you get double the amount of rewards points than using Visa.
pine-o-cleen (2955)
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