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Apple Pay With iPhone 6 Demoed in McDonald's Purchase
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It's not about speed, people. For those of us who don't like to carry a lot of cash, it's about security. As a victim of identity theft (twice) I'm more than excited to havePay.
Very true. It will also be faster for me. Just wave phone that I carrying hand anyway.
I think it's fine. Or will there be a Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake one at Whole Foods one?
For me, it's more about having access to my payment methods without carrying around the cards than it is the speed of handing over cash or swiping a card vs. paying with
Not only that but the cashier never sees the numbers or name on your card.
I doubt with cash. But yes, with a card swipe you could have... but that's going away too because of chip and pin.
I think Walgreen's might. I usually go to Rite Aid not Walgreen's. But they'll be my test site today.
Do you guys not have tap-to-pay over there? I have my iphone in a wallet case, and credit card in the slot of the wallet. To pay for a McDonald's, or groceries or whatever, I just take my wallet out of my pocket, touch the corner of it on the machine, and put it back in my pocket. Total two seconds. This looked like a complete farce.
In the US do you still have to put your card in the machine and type a PIN?
In the US do you still have to put your card in the machine and type a PIN?
They announced a few weeks ago that they will begin installing terminals for the drive-thru.
First we see it featured at the famous parisian boutique Collette, then on the cover of Vouge China, and now this! 
I think if you had $500 plus dollars they'd take the cash over the phone. Especially if they're fandroid muggers.
It's not about speed, people. For those of us who don't like to carry a lot of cash, it's about security. As a victim of identity theft (twice) I'm more than excited to have
I don't carry around a lot of cash, which is why I carry around a credit card. It takes me less than 10 seconds to remove it from my pocket and press it against the sensor for immediate payment.
The best part? You don't need an iPhone to use it...
I have yet to meet a single cashier that can remember my full name from a cursory glance, never mind the 16 digit number. Even if Apple Pay was available in Canada, I'd still use my credit card -- just as secure, and a heck of a lot quicker.
This? do you need to unlock the phone and open an app (passbook) first, before being able to make the payment?
Today, perhaps, but we'll see which is faster in a couple of months after folks are more familiar with the system.
What vending machines support Apple Pay? Can any store/machine/etc that supports payments via NFC use Apple Pay? I thought the retailer also has to do something in their internal system to accept the Apple Pay transaction? Am I misunderstanding?
For me, it's more about having access to my payment methods without carrying around the cards than it is the speed of handing over cash or swiping a card vs. paying with
Until phone batteries last indefinitely, apple pay is accepted literally everywhere and my driving licence can be shown and accepted by the authorities via an app, I personally will still have my wallet on me.
Hardly discreet either is it, reaching out with your illuminated phone. I've dropped my credit card on occasion when using it as NFC payment for my lunch. Dropping my phone doing the same would make lunch considerably more expensive!
What if you have multiple credit cards? You can't just tap your wallet. And no, most cards do not have tap-to-pay or "Pay Pass" as they call it here.
So no, this is not a "farce". Not only that, but do your tap-to-pay cards require a fingerprint for identification in case someone steals your card?... Didn't think so.
Yes, the USA is very behind on chip-and-pin technology. Our systems are completely different than most of the world. Chip-and-pin is just rolling out in 2015 here.
You need to remember that the USA is the 3rd largest country in the world, and one of the largest in terms of land area, so the infrastructure takes a LONG time to upgrade here.
You can't judge speed from a cashier's first time accepting Apple Pay. She hadn't pressed the right button. The guy waiting in line wanted to show everything that was happening so much slower than it will be when it becomes routine and nobody is filming it. I know it will be much more convenient for me because i carry my phone in my hand when I'm in stores. YMMV.