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1/ I'm thinking of Apple pay now. The convenience lies in the fact that you don't have to type in your PIN / sign the transaction receipt. Also, when paying wit
by charlesdm 12y ago
1/ I'm thinking of Apple pay now. The convenience lies in the fact that you don't have to type in your PIN / sign the transaction receipt. Also, when paying with cash you get change. Personally, I hate change. But I don't think I'll be leaving my wallet at home any time soon.
2/ Not all taxis (at least in Europe) have the possibility of paying by card. Using an app gets rid of that problem. Also, if you're using taxis in a business context, you get automatic receipts.
- stevedreams 12y ago1) Can't you just use a contactless card for this? 2) Are there any taxis you can pay with a phone but not a card?
- ryanmcdonough 12y ago2) Uber to an extent but that's just storing your card information.
- smcl 12y agoGP is referring to Uber\Lyft etc
- charlesdm 12y ago1) Sure, that works as well. But most countries don't have contactless cards, and those that do only allow smaller transactions without entering PIN (i.e. < £20). 2) There are apps like Uber and Hailo, where you automatically get billed at the end of your ride. Hailo is used by a lot of London black cabs, and most of those don't have a card reader in their cab. Don't think there is an easy answer. If the contactless readers accept both cards + apple pay, that would be nice. Some people will prefer one over the other anyway. I do know I have a significant amount of cards (some personal, some business), and being able to leave some of those at home is great. At the end of the day I don't really want to walk around with 10 debit/credit cards for various purposes. That's one problem Apple pay and these apps solve (to some extent).