Haha, to be fair, would many people know this was something a retailer could do? I don't think so.
I wish Apple had just put me through to an actual Apple Pay expert so that they could've cleared it up for me in the first instance.
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I wish Apple had just put me through to an actual Apple Pay expert so that they could've cleared it up for me in the first instance.
Noticed that Nando’s have updated their loyalty card so that’s it’s NFC enabled. Is this the first NFC loyalty card we’ve got in the UK?
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Unless it can be done in one tap with a card payment, it's a lot of work for the merchant with almost no benefit to the consumer of the merchant. It's not that hard to scan a barcode.
Not mine. I just tap it on the payment terminal. It also has the )))) NFC symbol on the bottom right of the card.
Been like that since 2017 https://www.nfcw.com/technology/tesco-clubcard/
On the physical card yes, but not in Apple Wallet or the Clubcard App
As explained after my post, we are talking about the Apple wallet card, not the physical card.
Texaco have just launched the Star Rewards app and that’s also NFC enabled when you add a card to the Wallet app.
It always surprises me Boots haven’t gotten around to it with their Advantage Card seeing as Walgreen’s (who own Boots) do.
It always surprises me Boots haven’t gotten around to it with their Advantage Card seeing as Walgreen’s (who own Boots) do.
Until recently you couldn't even add your Advantage card into Wallet. Also it's very hit and miss if the terminals actually scan your bar code, so nfc would be great.
Well I got around to finally using the Texaco Card and it was incredibly simple.
Just held it near the reader and done!
Really hope more retailers make use of this feature.
Just held it near the reader and done!
Really hope more retailers make use of this feature.
I noticed this as well, seemed to be just a way to explain that we’re not subjected to pin checks, as you would be using your physical card.
My only use for my physical card really seems to be at unattended petrol pumps!
The last time I used my card was a few weeks ago when my Apple Pay didn't work one day. It got declined despite having sufficient funds available. I didn't know what to do for a few seconds as I've not used my physical card for so long.
This happens to me quite often in Mark & Spencers's self checkout, and they need to print out a barcode slip, then pay (with ApplePay) at a normal tile.
It’s never happened to me before. I don’t know if it’s because I spent £300 online using Apple Pay just a few hours and I don’t usually spend that much using Apple Pay online. It’s usually just using my card online. I’ve noticed a lot more websites are starting to accept Apple Pay online now. Once I used my card physically it seemed to reset the Apple Pay and it started working again.
I only use my physical card at Costco petrol station, even then it's like once or twice a month. Weirdly enough I never use my Apple Watch, always iPhone to use Apple Pay.
I think today is a hardware event. Apple Card expansion would be a WWDC event I believe.
The Apple Card was revealed at a Spring event and has had updates in Spring events previously.