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by andylynch 881 days ago
In UK. Even the stalls at the school fair take cards now.
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I've even seen buskers in London with a machine set up so you can tap your card to tip.

Edit: apparently this was a thing even back in 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/27/busking-joins-...

I remember seeing panhandlers with a mobile card swiper as early as 2009.