The Oyster card has surely had its day. I just got rid of it as soon as they launched contactless as its just an extra card in your wallet. Contactless has all the benefits of oyster and also the added convenience of not having to top it up or add travel cards all the time. People are just used to using it and will surely only be used by the minority and will gradually be phased out in time.... or maybe just used by tourists.
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The Oyster card has surely had its day. I just got rid of it as soon as they launched contactless as its just an extra card in your wallet. Contactless has all the benefits of oyster and also the added convenience of not having to top it up or add travel cards all the time. People are just used to using it and will surely only be used by the minority and will gradually be phased out in time.... or maybe just used by tourists.
I am in the UK and I have a U.S. Debit card. When I set the region to US on my iPhone I was able to scan the card in and Apple Pay showed within the Passbook App. It also showed on my watch.
I then started having problems with my watch...no notifications, no music etc.
After hours of chatting to Apple support, a senior advisor told me to install a clean copy of the IOS in my phone. This fixed the problems on my watch. The advisor said that data on my phone had been corrupted....most probably by me trying to use Apple Pay by cheating...pretending I was in the USA when I was not!
I then started having problems with my watch...no notifications, no music etc.
After hours of chatting to Apple support, a senior advisor told me to install a clean copy of the IOS in my phone. This fixed the problems on my watch. The advisor said that data on my phone had been corrupted....most probably by me trying to use Apple Pay by cheating...pretending I was in the USA when I was not!
Yeah come on Hong (K)ong Shankhai Banking Corporation. More 'British' banks please.
TSB anyone?
Actually, HSBC Holdings PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London. The HongKong Shanghai Banking Corporation is a subsidiary company of that.
Most of them have their global HQs in London anyway, having said that pretty much no British company is truly British anymore.
Because some took over British banks, like Santander took over Abbey National and HSBC purchased Midland Bank in 1992.
Well, it's roots are in Hong Kong, but it's HQ has been in London since the early 90s. The parent company, HSBC Holding Plc is a British company.
You need to set US as your country...but I do not advise it as it caused major problems for me and my Apple Watch
Most banks will have their main HQ or atleast their European HQ in the UK.
Most if not all will be n the stock exchange and will have shareholders from different countries. The same goes for any bank or company in any nation.
Most if not all will be n the stock exchange and will have shareholders from different countries. The same goes for any bank or company in any nation.
Those places disabled it because they had pre-existing exclusivity agreements, not because they hate contactless (with the exception of Walmart, but they hate cards altogether). That said, there do seem to be some retailers that aren't bothering to turn NFC on at the same time that they turn chip on (e.g. Target).
The Apple Watch is more convenient than taking out a phone or wallet to me even with the extra double-tap. Before I got it I didn't really use Apple Pay as much even though I have an iPhone 6. Plus there's the eventual promise of contactless over the £20 limit.
Which most banks (IF they had them; the vast majority have never had that capability) got rid of when they went to EMV/chip. I can count the number of places that still issue them on one hand. It was such a flop that the chip and signature FAQs on bank websites and printed material basically have to say that EMV is not the same as contactless and that the new cards can't be tapped.
I hope Apple Pay doesn't see the same fate here but who knows? Supposedly only 6% of American iPhone 6 users are using it on at least an occasional basis and most iPhone owners I've talked to don't even know the feature exists.
Sure, but that doesn't help if a) the main NFC application on Android is locked out of 90% of American phones by the major carriers and b) there's almost nowhere to use it. Fortunately both have gotten better.
Yep, but we'll see in a few years.
You realise Hong Kong was part of the British Empire when HSBC was founded there right?
I'd say that makes it fairly British
@CJM - Halifax have stated the Autumn for their roll out - kinda expected them to be late to the party, they've not even issued me any contactless cards yet
Personally, I agree with you and try and keep my money with something as English as the Queen herself.
Deutsche Bank.