I think he specifically was trying to avoid those gigantic banks. I'd say check out PenFed or USAA or one of those credit unions. They stay on top of things.
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Apple Pay Will Soon Launch in 16 More Countries, Including Bulgaria and Croatia
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I think he specifically was trying to avoid those gigantic banks. I'd say check out PenFed or USAA or one of those credit unions. They stay on top of things.
All of these countries are in Europe, aren’t they? If so, shouldn’t that be in the headline for interests’ sake?
If Apple Pay is already in “dozens” of countries, then Tim Cook’s statement about more than 40 by the end of the year isn’t really relevant now.
If Apple Pay is already in “dozens” of countries, then Tim Cook’s statement about more than 40 by the end of the year isn’t really relevant now.
I have my home mortgage thru a credit union, and asked them several years ago if they had plans to institute Apple Pay. At the time they said yes so I took out a credit card-because they don’t offer debit cards, and waited. It’s been about 4 years and I’ve used the card once and have never had a balance on the card, as I paid it off within a day. I told them recently that I am canceling the card and when they asked why I said it was the lack of Apple Pay support. They then said that they were considering adding it but I said I was told that 4 years ago and it hasn’t shown up yet.
My primary commercial bank has offered Apple Pay for at least 3years, and over time more of my business has migrated from the credit union to them because AP is easy (now) for me to use and its more secure than using a credit card at shops.
Personally I think there'll be some categories of merchants that will basically never support it (like sit-down restaurants), but yeah, it's now possible to use it for most stuff in my experience too.
Has anyone just had their Apple Pay completely stop working at some places, but not at others? I'm not sure if I should try completely resetting Apple Pay across all my devices or what. The cashiers have told me that for some customers it stopped working, but not for others.
Not familiar with that, can you explain?
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Personally I think there'll be some categories of merchants that will basically never support it (like sit-down restaurants), but yeah, it's now possible to use it for most stuff in my experience too.
If the US ever gets to chip and pin, it will happen. I use it extensively in Europe
Yep. Chip and signature makes it hard to justify getting portable readers and such.
Still India nowhere on the radar and yet they want to expand their foothold there. with zero services.
Many merchants in the island are already NFC/Apple Pay/etc enabled. So as long as you have a card from participant bank or issuer you shouldn't run into any issues. I use Apple Pay in Puerto Rico pretty much everywhere I go (Costco, Walgreens, Best Buy, Pet Smart, local businesses). The problem most people in the island are facing with Apple Pay has to do with the local banks which seem adamant to support it (some already support both Google Pay and Samsung Pay) either because of contractual stuff (possibly concerning the transaction fees) or technology/infrastructure changes that need to be done in order to comply with Apple's terms.
Still no Apple Pay in Colombia. Brazil is the only country in Latin America where the service is supported.
These types of comments are a bit silly
You are sadly mistaken if you think for one second that Apple wouldn’t roll out ApplePay in every conceivable market if it were possible. Bank and government restrictions abound
Wait, u mean Mexico already supports it, or ur asking if it'll come here? Cause so far nuthin and thst's a friggin dealbreaker to start considering moving to Samsung Pay
[doublepost=1557936988][/doublepost]Weeeell Apple f*u!!!! Been loving u since the first iPhone, but this is plain stupid!!!! How come Samsung has Samsung Pay in Mexico but u still cant bring Apple Pay?!?!?!?!
This is similar to when I went to Amsterdam last year and used Apple Pay extensively. It was so confusing at the time to come back and read on here about how Apple Pay wasn't supported there.
I found it this morning while playing with my Apple Pay settings. You'll find it in the settings for each card
Haven't had a chance to test it on a bus yet (my local buses take contactless/Apple Pay payments)
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Interesting, I don't have that "express travel pass" option. I have only used wallet for payment on the tube in London. Maybe something more is coming.. I like the idea of a quick access card linked to one card
Perhaps it's country-specific. Try changing your phone to Australia (which I do to maintain metric settings) and see if it shows up.
That's interesting.. i changed the region to AU and sure enough the "Express Transit" was there under each of my credit cards. I turned it on for one card, then changed region back and it's still an option on each card in the wallet.
Thanks for the pointer
Wow... ApplePay is on fire! I already use my Watch as my primary payment system around Toronto but it’s hit and miss when I travel. I’m looking forward to it being completely ubiquitous, everywhere In the world.
Hopefully AppleCard expands quickly after the US launch. Then again, we’re still waiting for ApplePay Cash...
Then shop at your local stores and let the big chain stores know it. In Toronto, ApplePay is supported almost universally with very few exceptions. Hudson’s Bay doesn’t. They spent a fortune building custom payment terminals but then failed to update them for tap payments. Now, they’re stuck with outdated tech. I used to shop at The Bay routinely. I haven’t gone back and I’ve let them know why when they call with promos.
Hopefully AppleCard expands quickly after the US launch. Then again, we’re still waiting for ApplePay Cash...
Then shop at your local stores and let the big chain stores know it. In Toronto, ApplePay is supported almost universally with very few exceptions. Hudson’s Bay doesn’t. They spent a fortune building custom payment terminals but then failed to update them for tap payments. Now, they’re stuck with outdated tech. I used to shop at The Bay routinely. I haven’t gone back and I’ve let them know why when they call with promos.
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About 90% here in Phoenix and growing! I always made an effort simply because I hate carrying extra stuff. I’m ready for Apple Card.
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Exactly. Ace Hardware stores are all mom and pop owned and all have Apple Pay.
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It only works in one city now, Portland Oregon. Your buses and trains has to update the firmware on their card readers. Chicago takes Apple Pay on bus/trains too but yet it doesn’t work with Express Transit yet.
https://www.ing.nl/particulier/betalen/betalingen-doen/apple-pay/index.html it's "coming soon" and will be exclusive to ING for who knows how long
Apple News, Apple Cash, Apple Watch ECG and probably all the latest new services they just announced wont be supported at day one. I live in Spain. So yeah, it is quite frustrating to be none-US resident apple user.
Why stop at Europe? The headline should be 16 more countries on planet earth have Apple
Pay.
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No reason why not. Apparently many countries across the world have been using tap to pay at restaurants for many years. They get freaked out in the US how the waiters have to actually grab your card and run off somewhere with it by themselves. HahaPersonally I think there'll be some categories of merchants that will basically never support it (like sit-down restaurants), but yeah, it's now possible to use it for most stuff in my experience too.