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California Resto Lets You Pay For Meal With Your Face: Payment Method May Be Available Nationwide Soon (www.ibtimes.co.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by rosschie@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Forget swiping your card - thanks to a banner year for biometric payments, with JPMorgan and Mastercard joining the fray, paying with your face could soon be your new reality.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Is it so hard to pay just using cash

Yeah, because then I would be limited to only making purchases in person, and since I live in butt-fucking nowhere, I'd never be able to get anything.

[–] fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Well, technically you could pay cash on delivery, at least for physical goods. But card payments are just conveniant.

The only thing better imo, is nfc payment with phone just because fingerprint scan lets me pay without a pin and without compomising on security, so it's a tiny bit faster and more conveniant with no drawbacks.

For small amounts amounts either card or phone is fine.

I only carry cash as backup

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

technically you could pay cash on delivery, at least for physical goods.

Is COD even a thing anymore? I'd be surprised if there's a real market for that, if for no other reason than a delivery person taking and carrying cash like that is a major target.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago

Idk about delivery in particular, but my preferred way of paying for online goods is ordering to the online shop's physical storefront, since not only does that allow cash, it is at no extra cost, unlike using mail, delivery services or lockers.

[–] fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 5 months ago

Not every country out there has a violent society looking for the next easy target to rob.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've grown up hearing the phrase "No COD" on literally every product. I know it was a thing at one time, but dude... I can't even pay cash for a pizza delivery these days.

[–] fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago

Payment on delivery is still very much a thing here. Literally all food delivery allows it.

The majority of online retailers allow it too, though some of them charge the equivalent of ~1€ if you do choose it.

I prefere using it when I don't know much about the store or if I know the store is too big to care about their customers and I had orders being delayed by them in the past. It's in their best interest to deliver it asap if they didn't get the money yet.

Also, it makes it a hell of a lot easier to deal with goods damaged during shipping, if the box is damaged you just refuse it and don't have to wait x amount of days to get the money back into your account.