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Is it necessary to use a chip card for swiping in Australia ?

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5 Answers

QEEQ User

Tapping with paywave or swiping with a card are both acceptable, unless there is an issue with the machine recognition or the card itself.

QEEQ User

Not necessarily

QEEQ User

Any card

QEEQ User

It's generally best to have cards with numbers that are recessed.

TJ Lao Li@SG

Magnetic stripe cards have been obsolete.

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