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Re:Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard by bardworx on Friday June 17, 2016 @01:36PM (#11924139)
Last year there was an article how Apple Pay was making it easier for scammers to use cards. I believe this particular vector was patched by having to authenticate that you are trully adding your card via bank authorization. However, Mobile Payment is susceptible to fraud and thieves will find a way.

http://mashable.com/2015/03/02/apple-pay-scammers/

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Re:Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard by MBCook on Friday June 17, 2016 @02:23PM (#11924491)
That was a flaw in the process the banks were using to allow cards in the Apple Pay (without verification), not a flaw in Apple Pay itself.
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Re:Home Depot Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Visa, MasterCard by bardworx on Friday June 17, 2016 @02:42PM (#11924655)
> That was a flaw in the process the banks were using to allow cards in the Apple Pay (without verification), not a flaw in Apple Pay itself.

Agree. However, this does illustrate a point that safety concerns are valid.

Myself, I'm a proponent of mobile payment but I understand the inherited hesitation from some folk about security.

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