It was I think the last major implementation to enter the market, with first one based on EMV standards being original Google Wallet (which was blocked by Google's typical inability to launch something globally).
USA is just, for various reasons, very very behind on things like card payment technology, to the point that visiting from Poland with card I used worldwide for years I had to first learn special workarounds so cashiers would know how to charge it.
USA is just, for various reasons, very very behind on things like card payment technology, to the point that visiting from Poland with card I used worldwide for years I had to first learn special workarounds so cashiers would know how to charge it.