yawn..... i will stick to credit card and cash thank you very much. there is no need for more middlemen like apple pay and paypal, they are the leeches in society.
So, you lose your phone, you lose your credit cards as well.....nice. The thieves also thank you for the convenience.
In my 5 years of owning an iPhone I have had it stolen exactly never, but if I did I would just log into iCloud and disable it (which is fingerprint locked anyways) and log into my bank to report my card stolen. A few minutes after I've been robbed, what they hold is worthless, and possibly even providing GPS coordinates for police to hunt them down.
GG
I don't find this a surprise. I am a Cannadian and know a lot about the payment services here. In Canada almost everyone has a debit card, at the cafeteria in my high school they have debit machines and everyone uses debit cards. There is no fee with every transaction and everything goes through a company called Interac. So technically if Apple got a deal with Interac, every debit card would be compatible, and all of the debit machines already have NFC built in because we have NFC built into our debit cards and we tap out debit cards onto the machines. People have proven that Apple Pay works as long as you have aN American access card. They might have more success in Canada because of how common the NFC debit machines are, everywhere accepts debit but not everywhere accepts NFC, and of how many more people use debit cards. I have had a debit card since I was eight.
Well, if an illiterate high school student can understand the Canadian financial system then we're doing okay.
I believe the person you quotes was talking about the guy who was using an iPhone case that included slots of their credit cards. I don't think anyone is disputing that a lost iPhone is a cause of concern as far as your credit cards are concerned (when not utilizing one of those said cases).
Rumors of a March launch for Apple Pay in Canada fall in line with the current rumor of the Apple Watch launching in the same month, although it is unclear whether Canada will be in the first wave of launch countries for Apple Watch as Apple's Canadian website says "Available in 2015" while the company's U.S. site mentions a more specific "Coming Early 2015." With the Apple Watch capable of supporting Apple Pay payments, however, it seems natural for Apple to be pushing forward on international expansion of the payments service as the watch's launch approaches.
Article Link: Apple Pay May Be Expanding to Canada as Soon as March
I don't find this a surprise. I am a Cannadian and know a lot about the payment services here. In Canada almost everyone has a debit card, at the cafeteria in my high school they have debit machines and everyone uses debit cards. There is no fee with every transaction and everything goes through a company called Interac. So technically if Apple got a deal with Interac, every debit card would be compatible, and all of the debit machines already have NFC built in because we have NFC built into our debit cards and we tap out debit cards onto the machines. People have proven that Apple Pay works as long as you have aN American access card. They might have more success in Canada because of how common the NFC debit machines are, everywhere accepts debit but not everywhere accepts NFC, and of how many more people use debit cards. I have had a debit card since I was eight.
I'm happy to see this happening even though I don't own and iPhone. I'm hoping that support for Apple Pay in Canada will bring support for Google Wallet in Canada.
I'm ready for this. Having to pull out my debit / credit card and input the PIN is sooo 19th century. Bring on Apple pay.
You know a lot less than you think about how e-payments work in Canada.
Lastly the prevalence of debit cards in Canada doesn't automatically translate to pay. pay is currently designed to work with Credit Cards. Setting it up for Direct Debit access may have logistical obstacles, and may not even be something Apple is interested in doing.
There are very few stores which use this especially it so safe. Is the cost of NFC terminal is so prohibitive (to outweigh safety) ?
Well, if an illiterate high school student can understand the Canadian financial system then we're doing okay.
I'm still waiting for my bank to support it in the US..![]()
yawn..... i will stick to credit card and cash thank you very much. there is no need for more middlemen like apple pay and paypal, they are the leeches in society.
Move to a good bank.
I realize it's not the same, but for people itching for the advantages of Apple Pay, the wallet case offers some of those same advantages (quicker, less stuff to carry around).
, but my business Amex and my Banana Republic card do not -- and probably never will.