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I'm not up-to-speed with Apple's new shiny things, is Apple Pay compatible with existing contactless payment systems over here in the UK?

• djhworld 12y ago
  No, the contactless payment systems we have here use RFID, whereas Apple Pay (and other mobile payment solutions) use NFC Apple Pay probably won't arrive here until next year and even then I doubt many retailers will take up on the offer http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/apple-pay-wont-come-to-uk-until-2015-although-the-iphone-6-will-be-here-sooner-9729972.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/app...
• davb 12y ago
  Yes, it's compatible with standard contactless EMV terminals. However it won't be supported here until at least 2015.
• davb 12y ago
  Yes, it's compatible with standard contactless EMV terminals. However it won't be supported here until at least 2015.
• gergles 12y ago
  Yes, it is. djhworld is laughably wrong. All the contactless systems Visa/MC/Amex are deploying in the world are variants of PayPass/PayWave which are all based on an international standard and will work no matter what. The article djhworld linked to is talking about how users in the UK won't be able to add cards to Apple Pay because Apple doesn't have any deals with UK banks. If you go visit the UK and have an already-enrolled Apple Pay account, it will work at contactless terminals.