I use N26 as my personal bank, and I must say it's pretty much instantaneous - w...

		tzaman on June 26, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why are credit card chip readers so slow? I use N26 as my personal bank, and I must say it's pretty much instantaneous - when I pay contactless, I can hear my phone notification before I get to put the card back in the wallet. I've tested the card across Europe while traveling and the speed at which I get push notifications is consistently fast.

Can confirm, phone vibrates before the POS beeps.