Apple Pay UK Launch!

[Mark]

Used it in work today, some of the 'older' staff members were very impressed xo

[iBlueBox]

Going to use it in nandos later, I don't know if to either pay with my 6 plus or apple watch hahahaha

[MKR&*42]

Mehh. I'm not that overly excited about it even though it is another good technological step forward.

As someone who has used a contactless card for many years and who doesn't get the hype over Apple, it's not hard to understand why I'm not thrilled :p

Oh and a shame if you're with HSBC : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33519365

[Tom]

I've actually seen this logo around a few places - I thought it'd been out since last week! Hopefully I'll get to try this quite soon.

[FlyingJesus]

So now when you lose your phone you lose all your money too wooooooooo

[xxMATTGxx]

So now when you lose your phone you lose all your money too wooooooooo

Hope that's a joke because how does that work? They will have to run away with your finger print to be able to use Apple Pay. Limit of £20 and 5 transactions a day I think with contactless payments?

If you do ever lose your phone then can remote wipe your iOS devices and cancel your cards via your banks 24/7 service.

[FlyingJesus]

Didn't realise it was a fingerprint thing, that saves absolutely zero time then and is more hassle than a normal contactless payment. Of course pop an Apple logo on it and some people will buy into anything but 4real a more useful invention would just be a card holder on the back of your phone

[xxMATTGxx]

Didn't realise it was a fingerprint thing, that saves absolutely zero time then and is more hassle than a normal contactless payment. Of course pop an Apple logo on it and some people will buy into anything but 4real a more useful invention would just be a card holder on the back of your phone

No it's not adding any extra time at all - It's very quick and it was actually quicker accepting my payment this afternoon than my normal contactless card. Plus, if you have multiple cards then it's great. Also a bonus if you have added other items to your wallet such as Subway card, Starbucks card and anything else it accepts (including airline boarding passes)

(When I say wallet, I mean the app called wallet on the iOS devices not an actal physical wallet)

Another bonus is, they have made it so you can use it within inside apps on your phone. Want to buy something while on the move but don't want to faff about entering your bank account details? Bam, Apple Pay solves that.

While, yes it is Apple and everyone loves to hype over Apple but it is very handy and useful. Google/Samsung have their own versions anyway.

[Mark]

Not to mention it's more secure. Contactless cards you just scan, with NFC you have to use your fingerprint to activate it.

[Mr-Trainor]

Didn't realise it was a fingerprint thing, that saves absolutely zero time then and is more hassle than a normal contactless payment. Of course pop an Apple logo on it and some people will buy into anything but 4real a more useful invention would just be a card holder on the back of your phone

My bank card isn't contactless, but with Apple Pay that wouldn't matter. I still have a 5s though so can't use it anyway, but I'm glad to see its finally come to the UK .