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If you don't mind me asking, why is tap to pay so important? I get the convenience factor, but is that enough of an issue to influence where you get your gas? (Greater than price, quality, ease of access, etc.?)
This is not to "call you out" or imply it's a bad decision, just genuinely asking if there are some other benefits (security perhaps?) I'm not thinking of.
FWIW, Costco is "tap to pay", but I think you have to still insert the card first, to confirm you are a member, so that kinda negates it. And while the gas is cheap, and quality is good, it certainly is anything but convenient to fill up there unless you do it at 7am.
Tap card is more secure. I’ve had my card skimmed and don’t wish to deal with that again. And yes. I most certainly absolutely positively will take my business to a company that supports tap cards or Apple Pay.
Tap card is more secure. I’ve had my card skimmed and don’t wish to deal with that again. And yes. I most certainly absolutely positively will take my business to a company that supports tap cards or Apple Pay.
That makes sense. (I had a feeling it was not just about convenience, hence my question)
In addition to tap to pay, certain gas stations allow to pay via the app which is still a lot more secure than a physical card. Circle-K has EasyPay, BP has the BP app, Sams Club has the pay and go feature. There's probably more but those are the only ones that come to mind at the moment.
Easy Pay requires a physical card. I can't find a way to pay via the app, am I missing something?
I think most Circle K's use tap to pay. I don't use Apple or Google Pay so I cannot comment on that functionality. I use the tap option for both convenience, and because card skimmers were found at the Carrboro Plaza Circle K/Mobil station (and many other places).
If you don't have the option of tap to pay then use a credit card as opposed to a debit card, or pay cash.
I just returned from a two-week road trip through NC, TN, KY, OH, WV, and Virginia. There were some gas stations that did have tap to pay but most did not. I think part of the issue is that the pumps have to be retrofitted to support it as well as whatever payment processing system they use. The newer recently built gas stations have it but it will take time and financial investment to retrofit the older gas stations and pumps. A few stations did have signs saying tap to pay was "coming soon".
If you don't mind me asking, why is tap to pay so important? I get the convenience factor, but is that enough of an issue to influence where you get your gas? (Greater than price, quality, ease of access, etc.?)
This is not to "call you out" or imply it's a bad decision, just genuinely asking if there are some other benefits (security perhaps?) I'm not thinking of.
FWIW, Costco is "tap to pay", but I think you have to still insert the card first, to confirm you are a member, so that kinda negates it. And while the gas is cheap, and quality is good, it certainly is anything but convenient to fill up there unless you do it at 7am.
OP already answered, but its significantly "safer". There is no CC info transferred, just a one time code - so - nothing to steal. Merchants don't ever have access to your CC# to keep on file, either. While (I personally) don't think its worth seeking out stations specifically, its definability worth it to use the service when available.
The only annoying thing to me is that I use the Upside app to get some extra cash back on gas purchases and you have to manually upload your bank statement to prove the purchase if you don't swipe the card.
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