The waiter brought the note and Mathieu Berthot, with a fluid gesture, presented his smartphone to the payment terminal while rejoicing at the incredible technological leap that had propelled man into a simpler world.
He thought back with contempt to the outcry of extremists of all stripes who had accompanied the implementation of the digital identity wallet, yet so practical since it made it possible to centralize and secure the personal data of each European.
The icing on the cake, it was a French group that had achieved this feat!
An unpleasant beep pulled him out of his reverie.
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- Sorry, sir, the operation is refused.
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Matthew sighed.
Bugs happened, no system was infallible.
He repeated the operation, under the attentive gaze of the other customers.
The settlement was again rejected.
It was not possible: it was only a coffee for 5 euros and his account was largely supplied!
He made the gesture of looking for change in…
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