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Apple Pay Apple Pay in Germany
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It has returned to the App Store. Just attended the keynote. Maestro cards should work as well. However, as previously noticed it is only available for Premium users. As "early adopter" I only pay 4 cents per payment and I cannot use this feature.
Germany here. I can also add a Maestro Card for Apple Pay. But no option for a Mastercard.
It has returned to the App Store. Just attended the keynote. Maestro cards should work as well. However, as previously noticed it is only available for Premium users. As "early adopter" I only pay 4 cents per payment and I cannot use this feature.
You still can upgrade to 7.99 premium. I was an early adopter too with the 4 ct plan I’m now upgrading to 7.99 for me it’s worth it.
You could have a Maestro and two Mastercards. Or three mastercards or three maestro, you could mix like you want. But Apple Pay only works now with version 7.0 and a virtuell Maestro as of right now. I will get my new Mastercard only in ten days and then I will see. So you get 3 Master/Maestro Cards and a virtuell Maestro for apple pay.
i don't think so, tbh I think they don't really want AP. well they will somewhen support it when apple is no longer able to not release it cooperating with small or foreign banks. but I dont think the banks really wanna support it, they just give a f... about it. I think they prefer a solution they can control in all ways - at least the big ones. and apple won't start without them
Nope, i don't think so. Wouldn't make much sense to announce Apple Pay for Europe when being on an US Educational Event - but hey this Apple, everything is possible
Don't think that there will be announced anything either, but of other reasons.
Apple always talks about Apple in general in Front of each main presentation. And one, two or three new countries for Apple Pay would be no big deal at all. Just a page note ... "iPhone sales are great ... yaddayaddayadda ... Apple Pay is doing fine..yaddayaddayadda..starting in Blubberdiehotz in the next weeks" would be a plausible scenario.
this year ? ;-)My best bet would be WWDC, which fits the Apple Pay puzzle much better than next week
Interesting development: It seems Apple has blocked access for this unofficial workaround and bunq is now communicating that only Spanish and Italian users can use Apple Pay... No more mention of "change your region". I assumed this wouldn't go unnoticed!
Oh dear... https://translate.google.com/transl...magazine+(B+R+I+G+H+T+-+innovative+lifestyle)
"The video of the presentation in which Niknam showed last night that the Apple Pay function appeared when he set the region settings of his iPhone to Spain, has also been removed from YouTube."
"The video of the presentation in which Niknam showed last night that the Apple Pay function appeared when he set the region settings of his iPhone to Spain, has also been removed from YouTube."
ING NL declared that all they have to do is turn the switch to ON, but Apple won't let them as of yet.
Interesting. There have been reports last year, that the bigger german banks are also technically ready to pull the trigger and waiting for the Go from Cupertino.
You say: Oh dear! I tell you what sunny told me once: Apple does not like those workarounds.
I wasn't surprised bunq didn't announce the start of Apple Pay in NL. And let's be honest: nobody of us actually thought Apple is gonna let it be announced by a bank rather than by themselves. You can use Apple Pay with N26 in France, Finnland, Italy and Spain.....but it doesn't mean you can use it in Germany.
However, I was surprised bunq explained that workaround by switching the region. They actually advertised that method on their website. Side note: The region didn't have to be Italy or Spain. Any region (like the U.S.) that has Apple Pay worked for this method.
In my opinion it is a PR disaster for bunq. Many bunq users in NL got their hopes up and even the largest newspaper in NL reported about it. Now they deleted all the evidence about Apple Pay for Dutch and German users on their website and cut their video, so the part with the workaround isn't available anymore. People that were fast enough can still use Apple Pay with bunq, however, it is just a matter of time (with a new app update at the latest) until this won't work anymore.
I guess Apple and bunq now have much to talk about....
However, I was surprised bunq explained that workaround by switching the region. They actually advertised that method on their website. Side note: The region didn't have to be Italy or Spain. Any region (like the U.S.) that has Apple Pay worked for this method.
In my opinion it is a PR disaster for bunq. Many bunq users in NL got their hopes up and even the largest newspaper in NL reported about it. Now they deleted all the evidence about Apple Pay for Dutch and German users on their website and cut their video, so the part with the workaround isn't available anymore. People that were fast enough can still use Apple Pay with bunq, however, it is just a matter of time (with a new app update at the latest) until this won't work anymore.
I guess Apple and bunq now have much to talk about....
This morning I saw the original video from bunq and was also wondering about the hints with the regional settings. Most of the audience were very amused in the background at that scene. Very interesting, guess Apple forced them to remove the gap in the app, the instructions and of course the small part in the video.
For ourselves I´m now asking if we have to fear that Apple will block Boon as well in the next time
If I remember correctly someone in this thread mentioned that once you registered Apple Pay on your device and you have your device account number they can´t block you as long as you use this specific device for Apple Pay.
Is that right? So I´m getting my Apple Watch next week so I have to be quick to save the chance on this device
Oh and another questions, is it still possible to use an italian or spanish Apple ID and download that country specific bunq app and is it than again working for dutch users? Of course that would be one step more but than similar to Boon. Or do bunq check the registered Adress?
For ourselves I´m now asking if we have to fear that Apple will block Boon as well in the next time
If I remember correctly someone in this thread mentioned that once you registered Apple Pay on your device and you have your device account number they can´t block you as long as you use this specific device for Apple Pay.
Is that right? So I´m getting my Apple Watch next week so I have to be quick to save the chance on this device
Oh and another questions, is it still possible to use an italian or spanish Apple ID and download that country specific bunq app and is it than again working for dutch users? Of course that would be one step more but than similar to Boon. Or do bunq check the registered Adress?