Interesting to see how in the US, Apple Pay is kickstarting the contactless payments trend - and blazing a trail on its own. Here in London, where contactless is everywhere, I have yet to find a place that does not accept Apple Pay (since it is compatible with the local contactless standard). I have paid at big name supermarkets, local independent coffee shops, small and big businesses, on the bus, etc. It's a joy to see it accepted everywhere and it works really well.
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Pei Wei Restaurants Begin Accepting Apple Pay
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Asian-inspired fast-casual restaurant Pei Wei today announced that it has begun offering its customers access to Apple Pay at all of its nearly 200 locations across the United States. Pei Wei CEO Ralph Bower notes an ease-of-use and convenience in using Apple's contactless payments system that ties in nicely with the restaurant's fast-casual atmosphere.
The company began testing Apple Pay in sixteen of its locations around the Phoenix area in July, and proceeded to launch full Apple Pay support in all of its restaurants nationwide yesterday on August 4. Pei Wei prepared for the partnership with Apple by investing in a company-wide implementation of "new payment terminals, pin pad devices and point-to-point encryption." Apple Pay continues to expand not only in the United States but in the United Kingdom as well, launching full support for a handful of UK-based banks and more than 250,000 merchant locations over the summer.
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Does anyone know if they have customer facing PIN pads now? What's their solution for Apple Pay?
Agreed. Walgreens is a mess with Apple pay. I have to hit about 4 or 5 screens to get through the transaction, largely due to their stupid rewards program. Then, if the amount of the transaction is more than their signature cutoff I have to sign the screen. Finally, I get a paper receipt.
That last part is where I am looking to Apple to fix. A few years ago I had an idea for an app/service for e-receipts that would be merchant neutral. The company would set up users on their own servers, and the merchant would subscribe to the e-receipt service, for a minuscule amount per transaction. Then the customer wouldn't have to sign up with their email address at the POS terminal of every merchant that offers e-receipts. Apple could leverage Apple Pay to do this for no extra charge to the merchant. I could have a repository to hold all of my receipts, and I'd never have to keep up with a paper receipt again.
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Went to Pei Wei for lunch today. Yes, they installed PIN pads and customers tap their own device or swipe their own card. Used my Apple Watch with great success.
I was at a Pei Wei in Chandler over the weekend, would have been nice to give Apple Pay a go while there. I didn't see any NFC terminals at that time, just a normal credit card machine. Guess I'll have to go back again sometime soon to give it a try. 
The normal credit card machine usually is where you tap your phone if it's anything like other stores.I was at a Pei Wei in Chandler over the weekend, would have been nice to give Apple Pay a go while there. I didn't see any NFC terminals at that time, just a normal credit card machine. Guess I'll have to go back again sometime soon to give it a try.
