A couple of years ago, I was a Canadian travelling in Silicon Valley. I hadn’t yet acquired any USD but was hungry and went to a mall food court. I was surprised when they wouldn’t accept Apple Pay. This place was not far from Cupertino (Apple headquarters). They didn’t even use chip-and-pin, which is ubiquitous in Canada and even everywhere I’ve been in Mexico. Instead, they swiped the magnetic strip and made my sign a screen with a stylus.
Well, next thing you know, I’m getting fraudulent charges on my card from Las Vegas. I immediately called the bank and they locked it down. Fortunately, I had another card on me but was super paranoid to use it after that.