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Apple Pay Officially Launches in the United Kingdom Today
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True about the press release, but the Apple website did have HSBC on as a launch partner on the list of banks on the Apple website. Now they have changed HSBC to 'Coming Soon'. So either Apple have messed up with the details, or HSBC have messed up with the implementation here.
Have added my Amex and MBNA card and managed to pay on DLR with my watch. The guard was even able to check that I had paid by holding his card reader to my watch. That was cool.
So you tap in with your watch and tap out and it calculates your journey and charges your card? You don't need an app open?
Just added my Amex card in without an issue, but my First Direct cards are a no go.
It's a real shame they've dropped of of the Day 1 partners, but I know this will absolutely be an HSBC thing and not an FD one (FD are part of HSBC).
[Edit] - Also just had a "Welcome to Apple Pay" email from Apple.
It's a real shame they've dropped of of the Day 1 partners, but I know this will absolutely be an HSBC thing and not an FD one (FD are part of HSBC).
[Edit] - Also just had a "Welcome to Apple Pay" email from Apple.
Still getting "Your issuer does not yet offer support for this card" when trying to add my RBS visa debit card!
Hopefully it wasn't to spite them for that careless tweet on Sunday! 'Cos to spite them would be to spite me! Ah well, good job I've got a Santander 1-2-3 debit card primed and ready to go!!!
Quick question:
Can you have 1 card registered to multiple devices?
Eg. A joint account debit card that the wife & I both use?
Can you have 1 card registered to multiple devices?
Eg. A joint account debit card that the wife & I both use?
Yes.
So far Santander, Nationwide and Ulster Bank set up. As part of the set up procedure you get sent a text with a code, Nationwide & Santander sent the code pretty much instantly. Ulster Bank took a few mins longer.
Wow. That fickle? You’d switch banks for a reason you don’t yet know about?Shocking performance from such a major bank. I'm hoping its just tech / server issues. What a disappointment, HSBC I'm going to switch banks today just to spite you for ruining Apple Pay launch day!
That's the British humour you Americans still don't seem to get! Or if you're not American just uptight!
Banks aren't for life anymore and actually in the UK, Nationwide are a building society with more benefits for customers. So yes actually, we can be fickle with our banks, when a multi-trillion pound institution can't offer us something we want in line with it's competitors.