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Just had a card "skimmed" and it just happened the day after a food place refused to take ApplePay because it was "down". At this point I would love to have burner cards for dealing with problems like this.

They have these burner cards that come in various denominations, they're basically like gift cards that you can use at any shop. The actual card is quite flimsy but the whole system is pretty well designed. In fact there are probably several dispensers within walking distance of your home if you live in any city. You just use your regular bank card and choose the "Withdraw cash" option.

Removing magnetic stripe and printed number should be enough for security for now. I thought physical Apple Card don't support magnetic stripe from its design, but it seems still have, interesting.

The NFC payment protocol is inherently more secure as it transmits not your card number but a one-time payment code.