Yeah right. Like CurrentC will ever take off. People will just revert to plastic or cash than use that nonsense.
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CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC to Shut Down Apple Pay and Google Wallet
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Yeah right. Like CurrentC will ever take off. People will just revert to plastic or cash than use that nonsense.
LOL way to go apple. Now we have less nfc payment locations. CVS and Riteaid has little control over their electronic payment processing system. MCX has control of a lot more and much better retail than apple pay. Heres a list of some retail stores that we will not see accepting apple pay because they are run by MCX.
Walmart
Publix
Best Buy
Target
Lowes
Dillards
Kohls
Bed bath beyond
Kmart
Micheals
meijer
Sears
Gap
Old navy
Banana republic
Shell gas
76
exxonmobil
circle k
7-11
Dunkin donuts
Rite aid
CVS
Walmart
Publix
Best Buy
Target
Lowes
Dillards
Kohls
Bed bath beyond
Kmart
Micheals
meijer
Sears
Gap
Old navy
Banana republic
Shell gas
76
exxonmobil
circle k
7-11
Dunkin donuts
Rite aid
CVS
I'd say within 4 years almost everyone will have an Apple Pay supported iPhone.
I myself buy a new iPhone about every 3-4 years.
Of course they will -- I've been scanning my Statbucks Passbook pass for a few years now to pay. They might not open up NFC, but they might.
Seriously, you think that businesses have tolerance for a newfangled Apple initiative that saps income while slowing down the entire register line?
My family and I use CVS, very disappointing, but it is new tech and there's $ involved so... not surprisingly.
Money's No Good
Oh. They don't want my money.
I could understand turning it off if they had some technical problem. But it sounds like it was working fine.
They may even have unwittingly signed a contract that says they can't accept payments from other sources. Which is not too hard to believe. Something they, also contractually, might not be able to admit to.
Oh. They don't want my money.
I could understand turning it off if they had some technical problem. But it sounds like it was working fine.
They may even have unwittingly signed a contract that says they can't accept payments from other sources. Which is not too hard to believe. Something they, also contractually, might not be able to admit to.
I find it weird that companies would want to block Apple Pay. I would think that eventually, all stores will have to get with the program.
Similarly, the US carriers tried to block Google Wallet on Android phones so that we would be forced to use their dopey mobile credit card "ISIS". In the end, it made NFC useless on our phones, as consumers don't want to use crappy, bloatware products provided by carriers and we couldn't use GW.
I really wonder if this will lead to a court battle at some point. Is it legal to disallow one form of payment over another that are both utilizing the same technology? I don't know of any stores that only take Visa cards and not Discover cards, for instance. In the end, I think the free market will push everyone towards adoption of Apple Pay. Openly defying Apple is bad business, IMO.
Similarly, the US carriers tried to block Google Wallet on Android phones so that we would be forced to use their dopey mobile credit card "ISIS". In the end, it made NFC useless on our phones, as consumers don't want to use crappy, bloatware products provided by carriers and we couldn't use GW.
I really wonder if this will lead to a court battle at some point. Is it legal to disallow one form of payment over another that are both utilizing the same technology? I don't know of any stores that only take Visa cards and not Discover cards, for instance. In the end, I think the free market will push everyone towards adoption of Apple Pay. Openly defying Apple is bad business, IMO.
This has the makings of a good old fashioned format war: Betamax v. VHS, Bluray v. HDDVD. The interesting thing here is that Apple and Google are on the same side... the whole "enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing.
Also interesting is that MCX depends on iOS and Android apps.
Personally, I barely trust Apple w/ my CC info. No way am I loading in my CC# into an MCX app.
Ultimately, this might end in a stalemate and chipped cards win out over virtual ones.
Also interesting is that MCX depends on iOS and Android apps.
Personally, I barely trust Apple w/ my CC info. No way am I loading in my CC# into an MCX app.
Ultimately, this might end in a stalemate and chipped cards win out over virtual ones.
Hey, I know. How about if I dehumanize anyone who thinks differently than me, then I can always be "right" without having to make coherent arguments or engage in civil conversation with other people.
/sarcasm
Can we get over the "fanboy," "sheeple," etc. please? If you are so embarrassed, why bother to post?
For now. Until the card brands, NFC and Apple sue MCX for restraint of trade or the govt does for antitrust violations.
Is it Opposite Day? Apple Pay costs merchants the same as other card present transactions (such as swiping) and is faster in most cases than taking out a wallet and finding a particular credit card.
The Target thing surprises me. Theres no way Target will Ban this as they are completely in bed with Apple. I hope anyway. Then again, I doubt get why anyone would ban it. People can be a picky and take it personally when they can't use their new toy to buy stuff and go somewhere where they can. Dumb move if you ask me.
That's definitely something to consider in all of this. Target once battled one of the credit card vendors over transaction fees (I can't remember if it was MC, Visa or Discover) and at one point it looked like Target would stop taking those cards altogether. And when I worked there, if you wanted to use your employee discount it was cash/check only because they didn't want to lose the fee on top of the discount.
The only one on that list I use regularly is Shell. Occasional purchase at Kohls or Target.
It is actually perfectly correct. The percentage of total Apple Pay enabled iPhones will go up so that in 3 years time, the majority of the iPhones in adult consumers' hands will have Apple Pay.
Don't forget that next year, the 6/6+ will be the "discount" phone, and the 5C/5S will fall off for an updated model that will most likely support Apple Pay. It could be as soon as next year that Apple won't sell a phone that can't use Apple Pay.
Egos indeed...
I find it funny how prior to
Pay, CVS and RiteAid allowed NFC payments via ISIS(SoftCard) and Google Wallet. So I agree, shutting off an already existing technology is not only a blatant slap in the face of Apple but also to anyone wanting to embrace this new form of payment. What's next CVS/RiteAid? CASH ONLY?
Sent this email to MCX
Why are you having MCX consortium retailers (like Rite-Aid and CVS) turn off NFC? Why not give customers choice to use CurrentC or an NFC form of payment like Apple Pay? Isn't more customer choice better for the consumer?
Are you going to have your retailers stop taking credit cards then? Maybe I'll use AMEX cause it will cost the stores more in transaction fees.
Turning off NFC will not force customers to use CurrentC. The fact is, CurrentC is retail focused to collect personal data and market to consumers. It is NOT consumer focused. I prefer to simply buy something and not have my data collected and sold or be hit with ads.
Let's compare using CurrentC with Apple Pay, shall we:
CurrentC: Wake phone, Open App, enter passcode, tap CurrentC, scan QR code (and funds come directly out of checking account via ACH).
Apple Pay: hold phone to NFC reader, use TouchID (done).
And no personal data given to merchant to be hacked later.
Really? You think that CurrentC will catch on with the masses. Please. Looks like retailers are running scared already, by turning off NFC.
Now tell your retailers to turn on NFC or you will likely face class action lawsuits.
Look forward to hearing your stance on this.
Why are you having MCX consortium retailers (like Rite-Aid and CVS) turn off NFC? Why not give customers choice to use CurrentC or an NFC form of payment like Apple Pay? Isn't more customer choice better for the consumer?
Are you going to have your retailers stop taking credit cards then? Maybe I'll use AMEX cause it will cost the stores more in transaction fees.
Turning off NFC will not force customers to use CurrentC. The fact is, CurrentC is retail focused to collect personal data and market to consumers. It is NOT consumer focused. I prefer to simply buy something and not have my data collected and sold or be hit with ads.
Let's compare using CurrentC with Apple Pay, shall we:
CurrentC: Wake phone, Open App, enter passcode, tap CurrentC, scan QR code (and funds come directly out of checking account via ACH).
Apple Pay: hold phone to NFC reader, use TouchID (done).
And no personal data given to merchant to be hacked later.
Really? You think that CurrentC will catch on with the masses. Please. Looks like retailers are running scared already, by turning off NFC.
Now tell your retailers to turn on NFC or you will likely face class action lawsuits.
Look forward to hearing your stance on this.
And a week ago there was no option - and at many stores, there's still no option. Again - I find the reaction ridiculous
I don't think obtuse means what you think it does. Most of the people posting in this thread have never used NFC to pay for anything until iOS 8.1 and now are so angered that they will stop shopping at stores not offering this method of payment. Not only that - some feel that they should also be such asses that they should go up to the front counter and cause a scene to prove their point. Because that's not only the height of maturity - it's also incredibly considerate of those in the store behind you and those that work there that have no control over what payment options are accepted.
Anyone can shop where they want to. It's the attitude of some here because something is being denied to them after a few days that's ridiculous.
I'm not sure that MCX actually are banning contactless in their contract since Meijer is an Apple Partner. I think it may be more an unwritten agreement not to accept contactless that Meijer is either oblivious to or defying.
AND - there no number for hacker to get potentially saving the store money in the long run.
The problem is that CurrentC will never, ever take off. Merchant apps have existed for ages. No one wants the inconvenience of downloading an app, loading your payment info, and then going through the steps at the cash register, all the while knowing that your payment habits are being mined by companies.
So CurrentC will eventually disband.
Meanwhile, companies that blacklisted NFC will have lost revenue during this period.
In the end, NFC adoption via Apple Pay becomes the standard (although takes a little bit longer due to resistant retailers), but ends up creating more revenue for companies that already support it (i.e.: Walgreens, Macy's, Whole Foods, etc.)
I said the same thing the other day. This is like if all MLB ballparks didn't accept Visa because there sponsorship with MasterCard. So stupid...