SmartMetric, Inc. (SMME) according to Visa outside the United States, more than 40% of face to face card transactions with Visa cards already occur with a wave of the card at the checkout terminal. Other countries that have been earlier adopters of the tap or wave contactless card experience are even much higher. For instance, in Australia the number is 90% of transactions, Canada 60% and nearly 50% in the United Kingdom.
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