Putting Payment Options On the Talbe Systems Keep Cards Safer

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. - It's become routine for customers to swipe their credit or debit cards at consoles in fast-food joints, gas stations and grocery stores. So why do we still hand over the plastic at sit-down restaurants?

Pay-at-the-table systems are popular in Europe and other parts of the world, but they haven't caught on in the U.S., largely because equipment makers haven't been able to point to a reason why restaurateurs should invest in the gear.

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Putting Payment Options On the Talbe Systems Keep Cards Safer

Manufacturers now see an opportunity. A rise in the number of "skimming" scams in which waiters use hand-held computers to quietly record customers' credit card information and s...

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