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by loeg 1064 days ago
I think there are also just lots of POS systems in the US that aren't on EMV yet. Major retailers are on EMV but random old rural businesses probably aren't.
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Some big chains still haven't switched.

I was in a major home improvement store a few weeks ago, and it was swipe-only. Either Home Depot or Lowe's.

Lowe's. Lord help the poor souls who maintain that system; it looks like the kind of thing that's just chock full of COBOL.
wal-mart has emv, but no radio-based payment
Plus lots of cards without EMV at all, usually gift cards or until recently EBT.