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A good news for people at New York/Tri-state area. If you use Chase Blink Debit Card 10 times from now through Oct 31, you can get $10 credits. The blink technique is a kind of contactless payment which will greatly enhance the efficiency at checkout. Chase’s blink technology has moved to over 1.8 million Visa debit cards in three northeastern states, becoming the first Visa issuer to offer contactless debit cards. Over 2000 merchants in the tri-state area and over 30,000 national wide accept blink payment. The advantages of using a blink payment: 1). Eliminate the time customers spend waiting for cashiers to make change; 2). Are completed up to 25% faster than those done with cash; 3). Can be up to 40% faster than other payment methods at locations such as quick-service restaurants, drive-thrus, convenience stores and movie theaters. In order to spread this new technique, Chase offers great benefits for blink card holders:
– Zero liability for fraudulent transactions;
– Quick replacement of lost or stolen cards;
– The ability to track account details online at Chase.com;
– No need to hand over the card to a cashier;
– No risk of an accidental card reading because consumers must hold the card within 1 to 2 inches of a reader to conduct a transaction.

MasterCard and American Express Card als provide similar features for their card holders. They are Pay Pass and Express Pay seperately.