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Apple Pay Officially Launches in the United Kingdom Today
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It's pretty annoying that it turns out that all of these banks that were boasting of supporting Apple Pay from Day 1 actually meant that just some of their cards/accounts would support it, but don't seem to offer any guidance on which cards are/aren't supported.
Yes, technically if just one of their products works then they're supporting it, but the implication is that when you say you're supporting something without any caveats, it means practically everyone's going to be able to use it.
Yes, technically if just one of their products works then they're supporting it, but the implication is that when you say you're supporting something without any caveats, it means practically everyone's going to be able to use it.
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Couldn't have put it better myself
I got it for my credit card but not my debit card. Go into Passbook in the settings and select the card in question, it should then give you an option of selecting an alternative way of authorising your card other than ringing them up.
The Ticket Inspector on the Docklands Light Railway was fine when I said I paid with my watch. He waved his card reader at the watch and said that it showed I had paid.
Just used my Nationwide card in Waitrose. Both worked perfectly (unusual for Apple nowadays).
Watch experience was better. Faster and more fluid.
Watch experience was better. Faster and more fluid.
It would appear the blue debit cards are not supported - I'm in the same boat. You'll need to request the purple card if eligible.
Anyone managed to get their card on their Apple Watch? Works fine on the phone and I was able to pay at Tesco but whenever I try to add the card to my watch I just get "Could Not Set Up Apple Pay - An error occurred while setting up Apple Pay"
Francesca McDonagh at HSBC
She is responsible for the poor information in the HSBC press release. HSBC customers, I would direct your HSBC questions directly to her on Twitter and copy in @HSBC_UK_Help
She is responsible for the poor information in the HSBC press release. HSBC customers, I would direct your HSBC questions directly to her on Twitter and copy in @HSBC_UK_Help
RBS website now says "Available on selected RBS personal current accounts and RBS MasterCard credit cards." So if you've got an RBS Visa credit card like I have then you're out of luck
I've got a joint account I don't know if this comes with purple cards, tbh I never knew there was different cards until today with apple pay launch lol have to get on to them to see if they can offer a apple pay supported joint account
:-/ dammit. Guess I'll have to get McDonalds in the old fashioned way for now. My life is over, can't deal with this anymore.
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Looking forward to it becoming active, think it's such a cool idea.
So none of my cards will load including my business Amex and also my Tesco issued MasterCard (which I'm surprised about !)..
My 'One Account' card has loaded but it is now telling me to phone them for verification ? Anyone else had this ? I haven't had to phone my bank for years so not sure what they are going to want to know to verify ?
My 'One Account' card has loaded but it is now telling me to phone them for verification ? Anyone else had this ? I haven't had to phone my bank for years so not sure what they are going to want to know to verify ?
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I *think* the over £30 limit is removed if you're buying from one of the official AP partners-Waitrose, Apple Stores etc.
I may be wrong about that, so don't take it as gospel!
Waitrose are upgrading their terminals to support AP for unlimited transaction amounts in the autumn as part of a wider 'new payments' initiative. Not sure whether the upgrade will be hardware or software based though.
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Is it correct that your recent watch transactions don't show in passbook?
I can see the transactions from my phone but not from my watch.
I can see the transactions from my phone but not from my watch.
