Right, but we were talking specifically about credit cards, not debit or other cards.
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Apple Pay Cash Officially Launches Today After Early Roll Out to Many Users Yesterday
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I don’t think they use your social to do a credit Check but just to verify your Identity and if I’m not mistaken, they check it against your bank account information.
So if your children’s cards are in their name only and you don’t have your name attached to their accounts it may not work but you may want to check with your bank if joint accounts work in this situation.
It didn't show up for me at all yesterday. And today when I attempted to set it up, I got a message box that said simply, "Apple Pay Cash is unavailable".
I’ve been using square cash and am very happy with the service.
The difference here with Apple Pay is convenience. With square cash you had to ask your friends download the app and verify their identity on the spot for a Check split (let’s say in a restaurant) but in apple’s case, Apple will eventually have every Apple user get set up on Apple Pay cash through pop ups they send to every user and will have people using it through ads.
That to me makes a big difference.
The difference here with Apple Pay is convenience. With square cash you had to ask your friends download the app and verify their identity on the spot for a Check split (let’s say in a restaurant) but in apple’s case, Apple will eventually have every Apple user get set up on Apple Pay cash through pop ups they send to every user and will have people using it through ads.
That to me makes a big difference.
Don't log back in or out. Just let the servers catch up and it'll appear later today.
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I'd argue that there's a far larger potential base of users with iPhones and debit/credit cards than there are Mac users who feel a critical need to have synced text messages on their computer.
Lame in your opinion. Useful for me. For example, going out to lunch with coworkers and splitting the bill. 3/4 of the department have iPhones, as well as most of the others who would be joining us. We already use iMessage to communicate and all use Apple Pay.
Thanks for that. I'll see what happens later today when I try to activate cards on their phones. Incidentally I did receive an Experian Credit alert this morning after activating Apple Pay Cash last night for myself, so I think there is possibly a credit check that occurs during the process. Anyone else see that?
Why should it default to off? Because you don't want to use it, it should be harder for others to access?
Haven’t checked myself but a soft pull is possible but in that case, they may not check with you bank then since they did it once when setting up Apple Pay originally.
Just don’t set it up. If you never add a debit card you’re good.
Just wait until the cops get a hold of your iPhone and grab your face to unlock it, all while you're cuffed waiting to be shipped off to the cop shop. Can you imagine how civil forfeiture will run amuck here? The cops need some donations for those shiny military vehicles to come to your aid.
Sender pays the fee. If I send $10 to someone and choose to fund with CC, you are actually charged $10.30 to your CC...person who gets cash, gets the $10.
I think it will be. Someone else also quoted that message and said the same thing. It’s like taking cash from an ATM using your credit card. The interest will apply as soon as you send the money.
No credit check at all with this. SS is used for no other reason than to verify identity.
Apple is never first anymore...they are just the first to take away things... #Courage
It’s a charge, not cash advance. No different than buying a pair of shorts from the store. Will be handled that exact same way.
Well it's lame in my opinion as well, how's that? At least with iMessage it will default to SMS if some in your crowd are not - Heaven forbid - iOS users.
Everyone's got their own message app, everyone's got their own payment system. We're pretty lousy at standards in the US (read: greed) when Europe and Asia seem to have their act together.
I am an iOS user, and sick and tired of Apple Pay not accepted virtually everywhere I go (except Subway), but Samsung Pay works in MOST places. It's ridiculous, and driven by nothing but greed. Not technology - GREED.
So what's stopping you from inventing your own system that you could distribute for free for all these places to use?
And, um, greed is the only reason that any of this technology even exists.
First of all, Apple will not give anyone access to NFC. Showstopper right there.
Nope-I was going to send myself $1K as a neuroscience/behavioral economics experiment to see how it affected my mood, but you can’t. You can load it with your debit card fee free
Apple Pay Cash....we havn‘t even been introduced to Apple Pay in Germany yet.