Support in Canada is also pretty good. I think the only retailer in my regular routine (Kitchener, Ontario) who doesn't have contactless POS is a building supply store.
It always boggles my mind being in the US and realizing the number of places which with either don't take cards at all, or have only stripe-and-sign.
Cards have big fees attached, so many smaller retailers insist on cash so they don't lose 3% of their income. Even at small, local places that do take cards, I try to always pay in cash to help support them.
It always boggles my mind being in the US and realizing the number of places which with either don't take cards at all, or have only stripe-and-sign.