In Canada, I haven’t seen a credit card taken by the waiter for payment since maybe the late 90s. However, the dozens of times that I’ve gone to a sit-down restaurant in the States, I have not once had a waiter bring the machine to the table. Having the machine brought over is much faster and convenient, and allows the customer to be sure of what is charged, so why hasn’t this caught on?
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Most of the US is far behind on Chip technology. Most cards are CHIP and Sign not Chip and PIN.
Many Debit cards are also Chip and sign also. No need for the PIN.
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