NFC is not open to third parties on iOS devices. Even though optical and bluetooth-based solutions are terrible, banks are forced to use such technologies, and Apple is the only company to blame.
Personally, I don't care who wins this war. Maybe Apple will eventually be forced to open up NFC, or maybe Swiss banks will give in to customers and implement Apple Pay. In any case, however, it will take years and until then the situation is far from ideal. I just wanted to switch from Cornercard. Now I don't know what to do.
And why is Apple the absolute villain here? The same accusation could be leveled against the banking cartel here in Switzerland. Why should apple be forced to do anything? Why not the banking cartel be forced to sign up to Apple Pay?
I've been reviewing the available cards and the bonus card looks to be among the best that I've seen to this point.