That's the other thing that annoys me, I want Apple Pay, we are by far I believe more developed in using NFC payments then the US, yet they get it first...
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That's the other thing that annoys me, I want Apple Pay, we are by far I believe more developed in using NFC payments then the US, yet they get it first...
here here... I really want ApplePay... In most respects the UK is more ready for ApplePay than the US was... We already have contactless payments as well a chip and pin.
Ok. It would be nice if Halifax allowed you to use Touch ID to log into internet banking like hardest do.
The actual NFC payment side of things is only a very small part of Apple Pay. The ability to generate unique "tokens" for each transaction, and banks being able to process that is the biggest.
Think of it as every single transaction you make has a different card number, and Apple Pay has to get that new unique card number from your bank before the payment can happen, so the bank knows where the money is actually coming from - all to keep you safer by the card number being used once.
Yeah so do I. It's not like we don't already have the infrastructure for Apple Pay as we do. Contactless payment terminals are all over the country. In the USA there was hardly any contactless prior to Apple Pay. I got my first contactless card in January this year and I love it, and would love it on my phone (and my watch when it eventually arrives)
iTunes radio would be nice too especially as I'd get it ad free as I'm an iTunes Match subscriber.
Hi all. I have just heard from a friend in the UK that her 38mm sport with pink band has just moved to prepared for shipping! Could this mean we have hope for today?!?!
If it's any consolation the Link Bracelet had a long wait time anyway - think it started as June.
I will try but as she's not that close of a friend, I think she might find that a bit odd # I believe her anyway.
It's the same with RBS in the same group. Really nice feature. Wish my main bank (Santander) implemented the same feature
The Americans are getting a lot of pink activity today too, their thread has come alive. No surprises there though.
Barclays don't allow touch id on there app, however they are doing a trial (which I am part of) on mobile cheque deposits.
When I asked them they said they were ready for Apple Pay but that 1 British bank is holding the whole thing up.
When I asked them they said they were ready for Apple Pay but that 1 British bank is holding the whole thing up.
Oh cool do you know anything else on this? Would be interesting to find out some more info on Apple Pay.
There is a thing on the MR blog about it it is HSBC holding things up they don't want Apple to take such a bit cut.
I bet its First Direct! They're obsessed with security to the point its just a PITA. They're app is awful. easily the worst I've used!
If its just one bank, i thought theyd just come to market but without hsbc cards. I think they'd quickly support it then
Exactly. Sod HSBC and lets show everyone else a good time. HSBC would soon reconsider.
Barclays didn't say which bank.
Heres a few articles regarding Apple Pay in UK.
http://www.theweek.co.uk/62755/apple-pay-uk-when-will-it-launch-in-britain
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-02/26/apple-pay
It's probably not as easy as that, especially since HSBC is the largest bank in Europe.