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Will we ever get Apple Pay between Watches?

Yr Blues

Yr Blues

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For the entrepreneurs and small-business vendors.

I know Square might support NFC in the near future.
 
Yr Blues said:
For the entrepreneurs and small-business vendors.

I know Square might support NFC in the near future.
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Not likely. Watch to watch? That makes little to no sense for a vendor. Be miserable for scanning barcodes, entering purchase and customer info.

For the iPhone or iPad? Very likely Apple will open the NFC API for iOS9.
 
Menel said:
Not likely. Watch to watch? That makes little to no sense for a vendor. Be miserable for scanning barcodes, entering purchase and customer info.

For the iPhone or iPad? Very likely Apple will open the NFC API for iOS9.
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So maybe I'll have to upgrade my iPhone 5 to receive payments. Decisions, decisions.
 
Watch, maybe not. The iPad looks more likely right now, since the latest iPads were spotted to have inactive NFC chips
 
techguy9 said:
Watch, maybe not. The iPad looks more likely right now, since the latest iPads were spotted to have inactive NFC chips
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IPad supports ApplePay in apps.
The inactive NFC chip was required because it is used for the secure element.
 
Yr Blues said:
For the entrepreneurs and small-business vendors.

I know Square might support NFC in the near future.
Click to expand...

Yeah, I was thinking that before. Be good if you can transfer funds between accounts that way.

Eg. You're at the amusement park with your kids. Tap them some funds, let them be on their way.
 
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