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CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC to Shut Down Apple Pay and Google Wallet
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Yeah, right. The guy walking his dog with only his phone and not his wallet will no longer be able to buy that $5 birthday card. Without that transaction, bankruptcy looms.
I can respect that. My objections in these threads are those who are being over dramatic about it and want to take it out on the cashiers and other patrons at these stores in "protest."
Want to not patronize a store and vote with your wallet (or e-wallet) then go ahead...
CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC
I think it is a really dumb move as the system of their own may not work or may run into problems and it seems them and Rite Aid so far are the only ones using it and they are excluding themselves to many many people who have Applepay that will take their business elsewhere.
I shop at Walgreens anyhow and as long as they don't shut off the service we'll be ok.
If more and more companies do this I think they will learn their customers will either ask why or just shop somewhere else and then I think Apple will get involved and say um hello you indicated you wanted to be a partner and now why you backing out!
So I'm sure we'll hear more about this as the months go on!
I think it is a really dumb move as the system of their own may not work or may run into problems and it seems them and Rite Aid so far are the only ones using it and they are excluding themselves to many many people who have Applepay that will take their business elsewhere.
I shop at Walgreens anyhow and as long as they don't shut off the service we'll be ok.
If more and more companies do this I think they will learn their customers will either ask why or just shop somewhere else and then I think Apple will get involved and say um hello you indicated you wanted to be a partner and now why you backing out!
So I'm sure we'll hear more about this as the months go on!
depending on your neighborhood, it might be pretty easy to make a choice depending on who accepts apple pay.
"Dang... guess because CVS/Rite Aid/etc are blocking Apple Pay, I'll have to sign up for CurrenC so I can shop there using my mobile device" - Said no one ever
Hmm, Rite-Aid and now CVS.
When Walgreens decides to join in and not accept Apple Pay as well, it's going to leave all of those people who will "take their business elsewhere if they don't accept Apple Pay" without a drug store to shop at.
It's going to be pretty rough for them.
When Walgreens decides to join in and not accept Apple Pay as well, it's going to leave all of those people who will "take their business elsewhere if they don't accept Apple Pay" without a drug store to shop at.
It's going to be pretty rough for them.
Meijer isn't a partner of apple pay. They had nfc terminals for years now, apple just list them because they take nfc payments. Meijer is part of MCX I won't be surprise if they turns off their nfc terminals too.
Even before Apple Pay came out, Wegmans seemed to have always been on the ball as far as NFC and new tech goes. They tend to frequently update their registers and payment systems.
Walgreens is fully behindPay ...
For now, yes. But earlier this week, people thought CVS was fully behind Apple Pay as well.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14...-cvs-and-walgreens-to-mobile-payment-partners
Just saying.
Agreed. I would never purposely fill up a cart at a store that I knew was going to refuse ApplePay and then walk out at the register. But if I honestly expected ApplePay to work and then was caught off guard by a sudden change in policy (not just a terminal that may be down) then I might be inclined to make a statement and say that I will buy my goods elsewhere and leave.
Accept that Walgreens already partnered with Apple so exactly how would that happen?
Hmmm
Well expect to see this more and more. Business see the writing on the wall as we move into the Apple-Era. These guys are fighting back. Fighting for their right to exploit their customers' data. I doubt they will succeed. Certainly their App isn't going to succeed. But they can turn off Apple Pay for a few years. So far it just works on the month old iPhone 6. So there can't be that many people using it and no one expects to use it. No one has a habit of using it. They are trying to nip that in the bud.
Well expect to see this more and more. Business see the writing on the wall as we move into the Apple-Era. These guys are fighting back. Fighting for their right to exploit their customers' data. I doubt they will succeed. Certainly their App isn't going to succeed. But they can turn off Apple Pay for a few years. So far it just works on the month old iPhone 6. So there can't be that many people using it and no one expects to use it. No one has a habit of using it. They are trying to nip that in the bud.
But what does Apple Pay have to do with loyalty cards? As I said, if you choose to use them now, you can still use them w/Apple pay; and if not, you can keep on not using them. I don't see the link you're drawing.
Earlier this week, everyone here thought CVS was partnered with Apple as well.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14...-cvs-and-walgreens-to-mobile-payment-partners
Anything can happen.
Let's see. CurrentC has Pay doing a lap a whole year before it even attempts to come to market. And even though it has Best Buy and Walmart backing it (I believe), it literally will miss even being noticed because let's face it. Apple does things easier better faster and users just tend to like the association to this popular company. Can you hear it? "Yeah man! I just used CurrentC for the first time! It's revolutionary!" What a joke. It died the day Apple announced Pay. Dead upon arrival.
CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC to Shut Down Apple Pay and Google Wallet
That wasn't "earlier this week," it was written September 5th (before ApplePay was even announced on September 9th). Obviously the speculation was incorrect. Did the CVS logo ever appear on Apple's list of partners?
That wasn't "earlier this week," it was written September 5th (before ApplePay was even announced on September 9th). Obviously the speculation was incorrect. Did the CVS logo ever appear on Apple's list of partners?
The other irony (for lack of better word) are those people (and not saying they are on this thread) that mocked or laughed at anyone who thought google pay was convenient or of real benefit because really -how many stores could you use it now will "only" use Apple pay and only patronize stores that offer it as a payment method.
And no - I am not arguing that Google did it first or better or is more or less secure. I just find it amusing that NFC payment wasn't a big deal to the Apple community for the most part... until it was.
Apple Pay isn't exactly revolutionary either. NFC for smartphone payments has been around for years.
Oh please, if you don't understand what collusion is then you shouldn't be posting. So take your leave.
Obviously you missed the MacRumors article that said Rite-Aid wasn't accepting Apple Pay. Everyone said they'll take their business to CVS. Now CVS has joined Rite-Aid and people say they'll take their business to Walgreens.
Now if Walgreens joins Rite-Aid and CVS...
1030 post and few people get what is really happening.
The enemy to MCX is not Apple Pay or Google Wallet.
The enemy is MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and AMEX.
Apple and Google are just caught in the middle.
These merchants what to destroy the bank credit cards so they will pay less transaction fees and so they can harvest consumer personal information.
They think the average customer will give up their privacy and link their checking accounts for a few dollars in discounts.
It is all about money.
So we have Google, Apple, and the banks on one side.
VS.
The merchants on the other side.
Who will win?
The enemy to MCX is not Apple Pay or Google Wallet.
The enemy is MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and AMEX.
Apple and Google are just caught in the middle.
These merchants what to destroy the bank credit cards so they will pay less transaction fees and so they can harvest consumer personal information.
They think the average customer will give up their privacy and link their checking accounts for a few dollars in discounts.
It is all about money.
So we have Google, Apple, and the banks on one side.
VS.
The merchants on the other side.
Who will win?