Saurin Patel swiftly swipes a credit card at the register of the midtown Atlanta Pita Pit he owns. The details are then likely sent to a computer somewhere in Atlanta.
That’s because every time you swipe, tap, insert your card and even pay with your phone anywhere in the world, there’s a 70 percent chance the transaction is being processed in Georgia.
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