Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by sunbum on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:03AM
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>The iPhone 6S with Apple Pay came out in 2015.
Contactless payment doesnt require a phone, the first contactless payment cards have existed since 2007 [1]
[1] - https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/17411/barclaycard-rolls...
Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by kailanb on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @05:45AM
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They launched this with one of the most memorable TV adverts of all time, in my opinion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYEcZh2QtwA
Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by rswail on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @05:53AM
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The difference is that in most of the world, merchants are required to provide at least contact ("Chip+PIN") readers and as of a few years ago, fully support contactless reading.
It's only the US as a major environment that has delayed (and delayed) applying the same rules, or that adopted Chip+Signature in the first place.
Re:Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter
by ghaff on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @07:51AM
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AFAIK Walmart, for example, doesn't take Apple Pay. One of the reasons I don't really use Apple Pay is that I know (unless there are large cash only signs) that a credit card will work and, for me, it's at least as easy.
The iPhone 6S with Apple Pay came out in 2015.
> The lack of being able to get the "real" CPAN is why some US merchants still refuse Apple/Google/Samsung Pay, specifically because they lose the ability to track customers.
I don’t think I’ve been to many merchants that don’t take Apple Pay. One of the annoying ones is AMC movie theaters.