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I don't believe the numbers. Apple pay is not useful outside of the US as contactless cards are better (don't need to unlock your phone and play around with a
by cavisne 7y ago
I don't believe the numbers.
Apple pay is not useful outside of the US as contactless cards are better (don't need to unlock your phone and play around with a weird UI to make a payment), and prevalent. Weirdly within the US most cards dont have them.
Within the US very few places support NFC, and super common workflows like paying at a sit down restaurant never support it (because of tipping).
I suspect the research firm's data is very incomplete, or they are calling contactless payments "Apple Pay".
- mns 7y agoI’m in Germany where everyone complains about the old school banks, but have been using only Apple Pay for all payments where contactless is supported (In the last years, it’s more and more places). There are still places that only support German “EC” cards (debit cards, because EC cards don’t exist anymore, but it stuck with people).
- rimliu 7y agoI am in Europe and Apple Pay is way more convenient, especially with Apple Watch. No need to fish my card from somewhere, double-tap the button and you are done.