Apple Pay Germany

[catean]

So Apple Pay is working from a while in Germany :

https://www.macwelt.de/a/apple-pay-in-deutschland-start-und-funktionsweise,3292338

What do you think is the reason why Apple are not bragging about this and have not updated the website ?

 

[daflake]

Probably because it really isn't fully rolled out yet. I live in Kaiserslautern and nobody here, that I have seen, takes it yet. Credit cards at shops are kind of a new feature, 10 years ago, you had to have an EC card or cash because merchants couldn't afford the fees (or didn't want to pay). I suspect that it will slowly catch on and eventually Apple will be comfortable with announcing it.

 

[catean]

I suspect that it will slowly catch on and eventually Apple will be comfortable with announcing it.

Usually Apple updates it's site when Apple Pay is available in any named country ...

 

[daflake]

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/11/apple-pay-germany-september-launch/

Probably won't be announced until all negotiations have been completed.

 

[neil_cm17]

Probably because it really isn't fully rolled out yet. I live in Kaiserslautern and nobody here, that I have seen, takes it yet. Credit cards at shops are kind of a new feature, 10 years ago, you had to have an EC card or cash because merchants couldn't afford the fees (or didn't want to pay). I suspect that it will slowly catch on and eventually Apple will be comfortable with announcing it.

Has acceptance of Visa and MasterCard improved in Germany in the past few years? I remember visiting a couple of years ago and a lot of places only accepted either cash or at best an EC card.

 

[Powermax]

Yes credit card acceptance has improved during the last two years because EU regulations put a cap on fees. There are a lot of terminals where you can pay contactless with your nfc enabled card. These are mostly in supermarkets, don’t expect to pay contactless in a restaurant in Germany.
But there is still a long way to go as many people still seem to prefer cash.
Apple Pay works with most contactless terminals in Germany so some Germans use Apple Pay already with a French/Irish credit card from a provider called “boon.”. So it is possible to use Apple Pay in Germany right now, just not with a German credit card.

 

[daflake]

Has acceptance of Visa and MasterCard improved in Germany in the past few years? I remember visiting a couple of years ago and a lot of places only accepted either cash or at best an EC card.

It is a lot better now. There are still some places that don't accept them, but they are in the minority now. The biggest reason is that the shops couldn't afford the fees. I know a few (my auto shop for sure) that will charge you 3% more if you use a card so they can make the money back.

 

[catean]

So it is possible to use Apple Pay in Germany right now, just not with a German credit card.

DB Mastercard is Apple Pay enabled !