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So I live 1.75 hours from a major city, not in a tech hub of any sorts, pretty typical sleepy Northeast town and use my Apple pay at the local Cumberland Farms,
by josefresco 8y ago
So I live 1.75 hours from a major city, not in a tech hub of any sorts, pretty typical sleepy Northeast town and use my Apple pay at the local Cumberland Farms, Stop & Shop and about a half dozen less regular shops. Once you start looking for it, you'd be surprised at how many places offer. I've never "seen" anyone else using it, but I'm in the position to "see" only a few minutes each week as I'm waiting in line.
- ValentineC 8y ago> Once you start looking for it, you'd be surprised at how many places offer. I've never "seen" anyone else using it, but I'm in the position to "see" only a few minutes each week as I'm waiting in line. Isn't this because Apple Pay is essentially built on top of the Visa/Mastercard/Amex contactless solutions?
- josefresco 8y agoYes, but only "newer" ones. So larger chains you see them, but mom and pops will take a bit longer. Depends on when they got their merchant account/hardware. My point was that it's more common than you think, and it's used outside of tech circles.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoContactless MasterCard was deployed sporadically in the US 15 years ago. Few stores had the readers and few banks issued the cards so it died due to lack of demand. It is questionable that Apple will carry enough influence to better that track record.