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Ah yes, the Australian bank impls. Where each bank had their own janky implementation inside their own specific app, which was both slower and had a worse UX.
by FridgeSeal 3y ago
Ah yes, the Australian bank impls.
Where each bank had their own janky implementation inside their own specific app, which was both slower and had a worse UX.
Had a credit (a la Amex) that wasn’t from a major bank? Well womp womp no wireless pay for you.
I for one welcome the Australian banks getting put out to the curb on this. The Apple Pay/Wallet experience is genuinely better in just about every single way. I also enjoy the virtualised card number I get with Apple Pay, which I don’t believe any of the Australian banks bothered implementing, presumably because they were all too busy illegally charging dead people, and hiring corrupt ex state PM’s to build anything good.
- cam_l 3y agoWhile I don't exactly disagree, for my own personal selfish reasons, I would prefer to not use the "Big 2" apps. Mainly because my bank doesn't lock me out just because I chose to ~root~ own my device.
- troad 3y agoThe apps are bad, sure, but it was the banks who heavily pushed contactless EFTPOS terminals out to merchants in Australia. Without those, Apple Pay is a very cute curiosity on your phone, but I hope you remember your PIN because here comes the restaurant's dinosaur card machine. (Or worse, a click-clack card imprinter.)
- ragazzina 3y ago> Where each bank had their own janky implementation inside their own specific app, which was both slower and had a worse UX. You obviously understand this is by (Apple's) design.
- FridgeSeal 3y agoI had an Android when the banks were doing this before Google pay took off. The banks are capable of jankiness all by themselves.