Woolworths staff may no longer handle customers’ cards
The new restriction comes as part of a rollout of the new point of sale devices installed at the stores.
In a move to prevent card fraud, Woolworth’s staff have been prohibited from handling shoppers bank cards and even the store’s loyalty rewards cards. A spokesman from the company said these measures have been implemented in a bid to add a layer of protection for shoppers in their stores against card fraud.
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According to the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) South Africans lose an estimated half-a-billion rand annually due to card fraud.
The new restriction comes as part of a rollout of the new point of sale devices installed at the stores. In a surprising move, however, only selected Woolworth stores will have the newest feature in card technology being ‘tap’ payments. These payments are generally reserved for purchases under R200 and require no PIN.
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