SumUp blocks card readers: Difference between revisions
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Those same card readers, according to them, cannot be unblocked nor repaired, and need to be replaced, depending on their own warranty coverage. | Those same card readers, according to them, cannot be unblocked nor repaired, and need to be replaced, depending on their own warranty coverage. | ||
== Background == | ==Background== | ||
==SumUp first launched their "3G" model back in 2018. This was the company's launch into the physical card reader world. Merchants can allow their customers to make payments by inserting the card into the card reader, or by paying using the "Contactless" feature.== | |||
==However, the issue above affects even the most recent models, including the "Air", the "Solo Lite" (which replaced the "Air" model), and the "Solo". It is yet to be confirmed if their most recent model, the "SumUp Terminal", is affected by this.== | |||
==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||
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