Most of us have come across gas stations advertising discounts on cash transactions at the pump vs. credit card transactions.

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Customers run their credit card or customer card through the a smart-card holder installed at the pump.

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Wave it near a reader, whether on a gas pump or in the fast-food line, and if you have enough credit on the card it's linked to the payment takes only seconds.

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