>What I'm wary of is having to install a shit app from each bank that I have a card from. I'm pretty sure that will be the outcome if they're forced to allow al

>What I'm wary of is having to install a shit app from each bank that I have a card from. I'm pretty sure that will be the outcome if they're forced to allow alternative payment apps. I don't really know how to feel about it. My bank has yet to implement Apple Pay support. However, they've had a payment application on Android for a while, since they can access the NFC directly. So while Apple Pay might be really nice to use, it might also mean that you don't get anything if your bank doesn't want to play with Apple. I'm now using Curve (curve.com) to circumvent my bank in order to use Apple Pay. Maybe even if the NFC access was opened up, applications like Curve would still provide an option to use Apple Pay for the people who want to use that.