Apple Pay Launches in Belgium and Kazakhstan

[Mr. Dee]

I predict Jamaica will get this in the year 2099.

 

[SBlue1]

Apple get your **** together and start Apple Pay in Germany finally.

Well then write your bank about it and they may change their minds. Or even better don't just talk and switch to a bank that has announced it will support Apple Pay.

 

[WatchFromAfar]

I was in a Apple Store in Germany last friday. They don't accept any sort of NFC payment. Only credit cards, debit cards or cash. So you can't pay with Apple Pay in the german Apple Stores. It's silly.... I know

Ermm but you can still pay with "credit cards, debit cards or cash" so what's the big deal?. Apple Pay obviously isn't up to snuff.

 

[Pupi]

Is it me or this artwork looks a bit un-Apple? Even the notch is noticeably wider than it really is.

 

[MacHead84]

Gott im Himmel! Poor Germans

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Can't wait to use it on my next trip to Kazakhstan.

 

[Whathappened]

This is rubbish! There‘s so much more profit to gain in Germany and we are now behind Kazakhstan…

Chauvinist. Why should Kazakhstan be “behind” Germany, only because there is more possible profit in the latter?
I honestly doubt you have any knowledge on the dependencies such a service relies on.

 

[Zimmy68]

 

[Morgenland]

Don’t you know it’s always Apples fault on this forum?!?

I spent some time trying to unterstand the German banking system. It took a long time for the first banks to dare to combine their services with Apple Pay, contrary to the basic mood of the supervising Deutsche Bundesbank.
Even though the shops in Germany have been technically very well equipped with reading devices for a long time, most banks still don't like Apple Pay.

'was das Bauer nicht kennt das frisst es nicht'.

They are conservative, encrusted and not very innovative. Capital, in other words. Hard work for Apple...

 

[shigzeo]

Naiiiiiiiiise!

 

[justperry]

#humiliation for Germany

Double whammy....hint...soccer(NL).

 

[barnyard]

Great success!

 

[skipper63]

'was das Bauer nicht kennt das frisst es nicht'.

They are conservative, encrusted and not very innovative. Capital, in other words. Hard work for Apple...

May I put a little german precision in your quoted saying;-)

"was der Bauer nicht kennt, frisst er nicht"

Yeah, your are absolutely right, german banks are slow on anything that sounds like innovation. I am with Deutsche Bank and they have in late 2018 finally managed to give out NFC debit cards, when even the Volksbank already had them for quite some time.
When I go to the US, I have to go to the bank to make sure that my debit cards are unlocked for use in the US and that unlocking is only for a year! They claim it is for safety reasons and the only ATM I can get money from is a Bank of America ATM. Ridiculous in 2018 for the biggest german bank!

I am sure they are giving Apple a hard time. Deutsche Bank did announce Apple pay on their website, but I am sure the problem right now is the implementation in their completely outdated IT system according to the last IT manager at Deutsche Bank that was let go after she complained about that publicly.

 

[the.burn]

As a German I recently signed up for bunq (at their black Friday deal) to be able to use Apple Pay when available, since my bank (TargoBank) will not participate…
I’m ready when it launches in the middle of 2019

 

[SBlue1]

As a German I recently signed up for bunq (at their black Friday deal) to be able to use Apple Pay when available, since my bank (TargoBank) will not participate…
I’m ready when it launches in the middle of 2019

You can switch to comdirect, its also free like TargoBank and they will have Apple Pay.

 

[Dranix]

As an ex admin at Commerzbank I can only say - stay away from this pit of chaos and corruption.

 

[Solomani]

Apple get your **** together and start Apple Pay in Germany finally.

Emperor Borat II of Kazakhstan made sure that bureaucratic red tape (and Apple-hating banks) did not get in the way of an ApplePay agreement.

 

[routine_analyst]

You too can join the ranks of people who jump and dance with Apple Pay.

 

[the.burn]

You can switch to comdirect, its also free like TargoBank and they will have Apple Pay.

No thanks, not Commerzbank/ Comdirect.
There must be a reason why they give every costumer nearly 150€ for a new account...

Hahaha @Dranix

 

[BuffaloTF]

I'm disappointed that this is more about arguing over Germany and less about Borat memes...

 

[Dougie Jones]

Now you can pay with Pay at your nearest boulangerie

 

[the.burn]

I'm disappointed that this is more about arguing over Germany and less about Borat memes...

Here you go:

You can now use Apple Pay with BoratID

 

[Dougie Jones]

I worked at several German banks as a consultant and am not surprised. This was the most backwards oriented environment I have ever worked in - and I have worked in government as well (just to ensure I have some comparison). German banks are now boasting about functionality in their online portals that Dutch banks had 15 years ago!

I can´t even change my address of my German Bank account without sending a fax or a written letter. Some of these banks still live in 1985.

Still, The Netherlands has no Apple Pay either, but I guess that is more down to it not being a priority market for Apple. Last time I checked we don´t yet have TV series in iTunes and Apple News...

Pay can't stand two things in this world - Germans and the Dutch

 

[bsamcash]

Very niiice.

 

[applepuree]

I predict Jamaica will get this in the year 2099.

Before Germany then