Actually had a panhandler tell me he had venmo and cash app, entrepreneurial if you ask me.
Don’t they cost rent?
There’s some that only cost a fraction of each transaction.
Someone out there is profiting off of transaction margins from begging.
Oh yeah in DC one pulled an app with a QR code I could scan to pay them with
Then you gotta pretend you only have American Express.
Why’s it asking for a tip?
Do people actually do this? Why would you give some rando on the street your credit card info?
Paying with card ≠ giving out your cc info
You’re more trusting of random hardware than I am.
You can’t reuse contactless details for another transaction.
The banks all seem confident in the encryption used for contactless payments.
I’ve had a homeless person ask me to send them money with Zelle before. I told him my bank doesn’t support Zelle (which is true) and he was confused and asked me to double check… That whole situation was awkward.
I’ve stopped giving excuses as justification for people asking for money from me on the street. I just say “no, sorry” and keep walking. I think it’s the most respectful thing I can do. I’m not going to give them money, so the best thing I can do is also not waste their time trying to weasel my way out of it.
Hmm, I guess. I offer them food if I have some. If they get insulted then it’s their loss
I haven’t seen this from a homeless person, but it did happen with someone taking donations to a tin on a street. I was so surprised I paid him with a card just because he made me laugh.
