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Why wouldn't the same work with a phone via NFC as with a physical card via NFC? At least my phone (Android) presents the virtual rewards card (one app) first,
by tuukkah 4y ago
Why wouldn't the same work with a phone via NFC as with a physical card via NFC? At least my phone (Android) presents the virtual rewards card (one app) first, then the virtual credit card (another app).
- Hamuko 4y agoI don't think Apple Pay can present multiple NFC cards automatically in succession or at the same time. And the rewards card cannot even be added to the Wallet anyways, since the bank's app only adds the Visa Debit/Credit cards, and the store rewards app doesn't add anything at all. I'm not sure if there's even an API to add store rewards cards as NFC cards, since all of my rewards cards in the Wallet are barcodes.
- tuukkah 4y agoSee e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Wallet#Supported_loyalty_programs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Wallet#Supported_loyalty... > These programs are conveyed through NFC via Apple Wallet's VAS protocol. Programs that support One Tap are conveyed at the same time as a payment card stored in Apple Wallet.
- Hamuko 4y agoNever knew about VAS. I guess I just need to lobby the store to implement the protocol then. Probably fat chance they'd actually implement it though.
- tuukkah 4y agoYou'd think it would be a no-brainer to improve the checkout process like this, but perhaps Apple's terms are unfavorable to the stores.
- WorldMaker 4y agoAnecdotally, VAS is great when it works. Seems to work reliably enough for me at Walgreens and Jimmy Johns as two examples. (Though I often forget it works at Walgreens because they heavily encourage the two-step procedure because the cashier likes to make sure you have the loyalty card for some reason before finalizing the total, even when no savings would have been involved.)