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Barclays Finally Supports Apple Pay in United Kingdom
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Good to see Apple Pay expanding to more banks. Disappointing that there's no sign of Apple Pay support for other countries, like the Netherlands, Germany, France etc. Would love to see that! I'd be using it quite a lot. 
But unlike when you use your card, when you pay using Apple Pay the retailer doesn't get your credit card details, just a one-time use code. Therefore there's no chance of your card details being exploited or leaked in any security breach the retailer might have in the future. It also means the card retailer can't use your card details to track your spending history with them, if that's important to you.
Finally!!! Sorry Nationwide, but I'll be using less of you now...
Watch and 6s paired with my account.
Watch and 6s paired with my account.
All you have to do is hold your iPhone (or Apple Watch) over the reader and boom! It's also a lot more secure than your card.
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This needs reminding to people more often – Apple should make more of a deal of it in their advertising.
This is WAY more secure needing your fingerprint.
All you have to do is hold your iPhone (or Apple Watch) over the reader and boom! It's also a lot more secure than your card.
This needs reminding to people more often – Apple should make more of a deal of it in their advertising.
This is WAY more secure needing your fingerprint.
You are given the option, either to call them, or receive a text message with a code number to fill in. However, you need to be quick to note the number as it disappears very quickly. I know because I just signed up . About time too Barclays
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I hope the banks can also take notice of the improved security and get rid of the £30 limit for payments made using ApplePay.
No, I'm a UK citizen. That's how we roll over here! Barclaycard introduced contactless cards in 2008 and it's great. Kind of weird they have been so slow with Apple Pay - but maybe it's because many people don't really need it/see the benefit and have become so used contactless pay cards.
Well in this case the banks are not the problem it is, it seems, down to the retailers and their contactless terminals.
Should a thief manage to steal my card details, my bank would refund a fraudulent purchase. They have pretty robust fraud protection these days anyway.
The retailer tracking thing is anonymous, and doesn't really bother me. Besides, if it helps deliver a better service then that's a positive thing.
Plus, I refuse to use the fingerprint reader on iPhones and use a passcode instead.
Its not letting me add my Barclaycard cashback card (I have a Visa and an Amex with different cashback amounts). Just says that the issuer doesn't currently support that card and to contact them to find out about cards they support.
my point, which you seem to have missed, is that there are many more steps than just "hold card over reader and it's done". i'm well aware of the benefits of contactless.
I refuse to use the fingerprint reader to unlock my phone. I believe Apple Pay needs this to work quickly? If it's going to ask me for my passcode instead then that's going to be too inconvenient.All you have to do is hold your iPhone (or Apple Watch) over the reader and boom! It's also a lot more secure than your card.
No, you must use your fingerprint. Why do you refuse to use the fingerprint reader?
No there aren't. Not for me. Perhaps it works differently in your country, but in the UK you litteraly just hold the card over the reader and the payment is accepted. Out pops the receipt and away you go. No other steps. The only caveat is that it is limited to £30 but that still covers most of my transactions. Anything higher and I use chip and pin.
Huh?
Apple offer a convenient way to securely verify who you are and unlock your phone. But you refuse to use it, then complain that the other method, entering a passcode, is inconvenient?!
What do you want??!!! Lol!!
The only problem is if you lose your card or it is stolen, anyone can use it to make contactless payments until the card has been cancelled.
Fingerprint readers are vulnerable and have been hacked. It also inconveniences me when I want to look at my notifications, and does not work flawlessly for me.
Because it doesn't work flawlessly for me. Plus the fact that I often have to wear plastic gloves during the day for medical reasons and at work.