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  1. Maura

    Barclays Final Adds Apple Pay Support in the UK

    Nine months after Apple Pay was first launched in the UK, Barclays has announced that it is now available for Barclays card users. With Barclays customers in the UK waiting a long time to have this facility, it was no surprise to see that according to MacRumors, there was a fair degree of...
  2. Maura

    ExxonMobil Now Has Apple Pay Support

    If you’re an ExxonMobil customer then you’ll be happy to know that the company now offers support for Apple Pay via its Speedpass+ iOS app. MacRumors reports that customers can use the app to pay for their gas or for other services at the gas station such as car washes. And while many...
  3. Maura

    Apple Pay In-App Transactions Continue to Grow

    According to AppleInsider today, app developers have really taken to Apple Pay, and are using it more and more to enable in-app payments. One reason why Apple Pay is proving to be a popular method of payment for apps is because it does n’t need NFC payment terminals to be installed in a...
  4. Maura

    Apple Pay Breaks Through 1,000 US Card Issuers Milestone

    AppleInsider reports today on a big milestone for Apple Pay, with more than 1,000 US card issuers now added to its roster following the addition of 32 more companies this week, most of them smaller regional banks and credit unions, including the likes of Fort Worth Community Credit Union and the...
  5. Maura

    Black Friday Stats Reveal Decline in Use of Apple Pay Compared With Year-Ago Figures

    MacRumors reports on a new study by InfoScout that shows that almost half as many possible Apple Pay users actually used the payment system this past Black Friday than did in 2014. InfoScout surveyed 300,000 people in total, discovering in the process that March 2015 was Apple Pay’s peak...
  6. Maura

    MasterCard Launches Free Public Transport in London for Apple Pay Users

    MacRumors reports today that MasterCard has launched a new promotion in London whereby Apple Pay users will get free public transport in London for the next three Mondays until December 14. The “Free Mondays” promotion is designed to encourage more people to use contactless payments on London...
  7. Maura

    Apple Posts Video Guide to Apple Pay for iPhone

    With Apple Pay launching in Australia and Canada last week, Apple has seen fit to post a new “iPhone—Guided Tour” video to show people how to use Apple Pay. As MacRumors reports, the video is basically just a walkthrough taking you through the steps required to use Apple Pay on your iPhone at...
  8. Maura

    Walgreens Loyalty Rewards Card to Get Apple Pay Support

    MacRumors reports that Walgreens has today joined Kohl’s as one of the first retailers to add support for Apple Pay to its own-branded credit card and loyalty card respectively, which is one of the new Apple Pay features introduced via iOS 9. As far as Walgreens Balance Rewards card is...
  9. U

    Apple Pay on UTA

    the transit company in Salt Lake City (UTA) has contactless readers on all buses and train stations. Apple Pay works quickly and easily. Biggest thing for me was adjusting my finger print alignment because my thumb position while paying is slightly different than when holding my iPhone for other...
  10. Maura

    Apple Pay Coming to Barclays in Early 2016

    MacRumors reports that Barclays bank in the UK is set to add support for Apple Pay early next year. While Apple Pay has already been available in the UK since July at over 250,000 locations in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Barclays has yet to join the fray with the other banks...
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