Anyone remember Pay by Touch? You could pay with a finger print swipe, but still had to sign if the transaction was above $25 or $50 due to credit card network rules even though PbT had my drivers license on file. This is no different and not limited to Walgreens. Durbin and Dodd Frank have nothing to do with this.

You should be complaining more about RiteAid and CVS disabling all RFID/NFC transactions, just to weasel out of Apple Pay. The stupid part is that the reader is still lit green then you get a message saying that contactless has been disabled. I guess it was easier to put a "we're sorry" message than to disable thousands of readers. That's more frustrating than this.

Why is your Rewards card phone number being validated? It's to help ensure that it's really you. I have a nearly $15 discount earned plus a bunch of digital coupons loaded. You wouldn't want someone else to redeem your rewards would you?

BTW, there was an option on the POS to get digital receipts instead of paper, but this option doesn't seem to be there anymore or perhaps not available at the Rx counter.