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Apple Pay Expands Beyond American Express in Australia with ANZ Support
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If contactless Visa works, your Apple Pay will work.
That is so true. They are procrastinating, hoping customers will forget all about it and move on.
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At the end of the day, Apple is here for profit too. They will never give ground, especially not for free.
Please explain to me how their card services team (who would unblock and block charges) isn't active 24/7/365. All of the card companies offer their services 24/7. You cannot be serious right now...
Yeah you may not be able to activate Apple Pay at your local credit union, because it's community based, but American Express is a worldwide company.
But Apple did give ground - in the UK. Banks balked at the fees and Apple reduced them. Banks signed up.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/02287f44-2a3d-11e5-8613-e7aedbb7bdb7.html#axzz474dwiP00
Australian bank rocks up to shop: Here's your new terminal, this is how we do things now.
Shop owner: No worries, mate. Thanks.
Thats because, as the article goes: "Interchange fees levied by banks on retailers for handling card transactions are typically much lower in Europe than in the US, leaving less room for Apple to take its cut"
Maybe because the Feds cap the charge there is no incentive for them to innovate.
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The retailers here blame the banks for dragging their feet on certifying the chip system. Most retailers have the equipment but haven't turned them on yet.
That's pretty cynical - I don't think negotiating a lower fee for a secure payment service would have involved any sort of bribery. Notwithstanding, the end result is the same, with all parties benefiting, I'm sure.
It's not just that, though. The branding for Apple is stronger than their own and they don't want their branding overshadowed. There are other as well, but the fees and my above reasons are the certainly the biggest.
I mean, why else is Android Pay and Samsung Pay not officially accepted in Canada?
Samsung Pay will come this year to Canada - put onto Samsung's road map for this year.
http://www.androidcentral.com/what-samsung-pay-means-canadians
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Right, Apple so *did* give ground to UK banks.. we can agree on that, in contrary to what you posted:
BMO doesn't have interact flash yet (I use BMO too). Wouldn't be surprised if they are the last bank to get Apple pay.
REALLY!!! Everyone needs a bank (or other financial institution) in their daily lives ... ABSOLUTELY no one needs Apple for anything ... there certainly is an arrogance that comes with the Apple name.
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I was recently travelling in the US and found that out the hard way.
When I got there, I found that the magnetic strip on my card didn't work. It was an older card, but I'd never realised that it had a defective strip, because I'd literally never swiped the card in Australia. That just never happens. It is 100% chip and/or contactless there.
I can't really see too much incentive for Apple Pay in Australia, given that everyone is used to just waving their credit card over the reader anyway. Apple Pay isn't at that much of an advantage given the convenience of contactless payment (which has been commonplace for many years).
soon... good things come to those that wait?
BMO branches are getting new batches of cards which have tap
I'm telling you it wasnt available and yes it did cause me quite a bit of grief... the 24/7 team kept telling me to call back on Monday during business hours for a different department to release the charge... they couldn't do it. By the time that happened almost a WEEK LATER the exchange rate had dropped a bit on the Canadian side and I ended up paying a few hundred dollars more for the item.
If you were defending American Express because you're an employee by any means I can forward you my case number and if you could help I would love for you to. I would really appreciate that. Otherwise it's weird that you're so adamant that they're the greatest thing ever...they're not.
They're just like any other credit card company, with better rewards, less acceptance and the same customer service as the big 2.
Finally!! Hopefully this will kick start the other big Aussie banks to offer the same. They've been stalling this forever.