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Apple Card Coming Soon as Apple Activates Webpages and Launches Preview for Some Users
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Hmmm or celebrities. Apple has always been a little starstruck so maybe invites are going out to people like Beyoncé or Kanye West and Cardi B. Those people have millions of followers between them.
I will admit one reason that it has my attention is the Titanium metal card. I will also admit that it will hardly ever be used as I have much better rewards cards.
Apple rewards on their card is meh at best. Not horrible but meh.
Biggest reason I am getting it is for the titanium card, 3% cash back with Apple purchases and for those times I need the security of a one time use number.
Otherwise it will just a backup master card I carry.
Curious how would apple know someone's current credit rating before having the person apply for the card.
AFAIK you need the person's OK to run their credit.
If you are not charged interest (by paying off balance), how is it not free money?
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I wonder if they meant the trustworthiness score assigned by Apple to a person's AppleID?
It would be silly for them not to advertise it once available. But that’s a far cry from saying it’s overhyped right now or even hyped in general by Apple. But it’s not the first “craze” around credit cards and won’t be the last.
Yes, it depends on how well you treat your Apple devices. Someone with lots of scratches and broken glass is less likely to use credit wisely.
My point was that I'm sure Apple will be advertising advertising it shortly. It may start off slow, preferring to focus on the Apple die-hards first, but I suspect I'll be seeing a commercial A lot before it's over with.
Without a doubt they will find a way to advertise it as soon as it becomes available. Social media first followed by traditional ads. At some point it wouldn’t surprise me if they sponsor various shows and have them use the Apple Card in the show. It’s how all marketing is done these days.
I wouldn't agree when the Apple Watch is in the picture. Option A - pulling my wallet out of my pocket, getting my card out of my wallet, tap to pay, put card back in wallet, put wallet back in pocket. Option B - clicking a button twice and holding the watch near the reader.
https://www.transunion.com/data-reporting/data-reporting
I believe they (Apple) can buy that data from the credit reporting agencies to use it for marketing purposes. That is why you get a lot of "preapproved" credit card offers in the mail... it is from those marketing lists.
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We Aussies are still waiting on ECG on Apple Watch, Apple Card will be forever
The Apple Card instruction website went live, which references the email being sent out, but it doesn't say anywhere that an actual email has been sent to some users.
The article at 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/05/apple-card-onboarding/) makes it sounds like the email hasn't gone out yet, the site going live is just in preparation for the email to go out.
The article at 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/05/apple-card-onboarding/) makes it sounds like the email hasn't gone out yet, the site going live is just in preparation for the email to go out.
I barely travel internationally, and the extended warranty protection alone will save me a lot on AppleCare. And they have extra cash back for a rotation of stores, like an extra 5% at Nike and an extra 6% at Macy’s
Given the comments on this card so far, I can't see anybody on this forum paying a $450 annual fee.
Nope. No permission is necessary for a "soft pull". These don't affect your credit score, and is how you get the tons of preapproved credit card offers in the mail.
It changed again, contactless is having a second run, a lot due to the added hassle EMV chip has caused. Bank of America is the only major brand that doesn't send out contactless cards right now.
You're doing it wrong. Double click while looking at the screen, then tap. No need to separately unlock and open the Wallet app. It is much more convenient on Watch though.
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on apple watch you just double-click the side button and it's in apple pay mode. If you want to use a different card than the one you set as the default, you can just swipe to it after double-clicking the side button.
Depending on how your phone is set up and what card you want to use, selecting the wallet app isn't necessary.
With my current phone (XS Max), it wakes up and unlocks when I take it out of my pocket and give it a reasonable view of my face. Click the side button twice and I'm done.
With my prior phone (7), I would take it out of my pocket, move it over the POS reader while double clicking the TouchID button and it was done (arguably faster than FaceID because the TouchID button was a little easier to click twice with my thumb than the side button).
That assumes you're using the same card most of the time. Very on topic: we use a BofA VISA that's got very good rewards on most of the types of things we pay for with the card. The Apple Card doesn't look like it's competitive, but I'm interested so will get one. If nothing else the titanium card will make a great paperweight.
There actually was no double-clicking with Touch ID. You just put your finger on the button while it was sleeping and then tapped the phone on the reader. I agree with you that it was easier and faster than Face ID.
Since late last year Chase is sending them out as renewals without asking. I thought smartphone pay solutions like Apple Pay would take over and contactless in cards was dead too but apparently not. Apple Pay has no sucked dry problem, like cards do, because it requires user action to activate.
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I have a 816, and I have no email, so I doubt thats accurate. Apple nor Goldmans Sachs has no way to know your score till you apply.
I just got the Chase Freedom Unlimited card a couple months ago. To me it's fantastic, especially getting 3% back during the first year on all purchases (my wife also has the card and loves it).
Personally, I do not see a real benefit in having the Apple Card. But that's just me. Everyone is different.