Apple Pay Apple Pay in the UK

[Dephanix]

Just went into my local Argos to buy a HomePod using their self service machines and paid for it using my Natwest credit card using Apple Pay!

 

[azing]

Just went into my local Argos to buy a HomePod using their self service machines and paid for it using my Natwest credit card using Apple Pay!

Argos finally have contactless! Great news.

 

[iGeek2014]

Argos finally have contactless! Great news.

Not bad for saying they were first mentioned on Apple’s website when Apple Pay first launched!!

 

[Dephanix]

Straight to limitless though, I can forgive them

 

[AaronG123]

Specsavers Limitless Payments

 

[akash.nu]

I’d like to know how some businesses can support unlimited payment and some stuck with maximum contactless limit.

Does anybody have any documented info on this?

 

[KrisLord]

Apple Pay support has made it as far as public toilets now!

 

[Furzul]

40p to use the toilet. Good god. It used to be called spending A penny.

 

[akash.nu]

40p to use the toilet. Good god. It used to be called spending A penny.

Everyone wants a higher pay though.

 

[d123]

Apple Pay support has made it as far as public toilets now!

Lol

Where is that?

 

[martin2345uk]

What’s the deal with places that advertise Apple Pay but then have a £5 minimum spend to be able to use it?

 

[akash.nu]

What’s the deal with places that advertise Apple Pay but then have a £5 minimum spend to be able to use it?

This has been stopped by law now. Businesses aren’t allowed to do that anymore.

 

[brandscill]

This has been stopped by law now. Businesses aren’t allowed to do that anymore.

It’s the law they can’t charge a fee for using a card but they still can refuse card payment under a certain limit.

 

[KrisLord]

Lol

Where is that?

This was in Whitby, the new public toilets on the promenade.

 

[akash.nu]

It’s the law they can’t charge a fee for using a card but they still can refuse card payment under a certain limit.

Ah yeah, true. Apologies. I misread.

 

[iGeek2014]

I’d like to know how some businesses can support unlimited payment and some stuck with maximum contactless limit.

Does anybody have any documented info on this?

I guess some of it may boil down to costs and their infrastructure?

 

[Moccasin]

I guess some of it may boil down to costs and their infrastructure?

It may be down to what service level agreement retailers have with their card reader supplier. If the machines need a firmware/software upgrade/update to accept payments >£30 then, if there’s a cost involved, they may not bother (or may wait until a more critical upgrade is required).

 

[azing]

The long time holdout Next now accepts contactless.

Not sure if it's limitless yet, but I also don't want a reason to let my wife test that limit...

 

[akash.nu]

Can’t believe Victoria’s secret doesn’t accept  Pay. I mean... what the hell?!

 

[kjm18]

Just went into my local Argos to buy a HomePod using their self service machines and paid for it using my Natwest credit card using Apple Pay!

Noticed that today when I went into Hexham Argos that they have new POS Terminals

 

[iGeek2014]

Wonder if we’re going to see Apple Pay Cash turned on in the U.K. after the Apple event tonight....

 

[CreamEggBear]

Wonder if we’re going to see Apple Pay Cash turned on in the U.K. after the Apple event tonight....

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I was thinking the same thing

 

[4254126]

I doubt it, if there is a chance, I assume it will be with the release of iOS 11.3 (which won't be tonight). It especially won't be a topic during the event, as it's focused around education and teaching. Not sure how Apple Pay Cash fits in there

 

[iGeek2014]

I doubt it, if there is a chance, I assume it will be with the release of iOS 11.3 (which won't be tonight). It especially won't be a topic during the event, as it's focused around education and teaching. Not sure how Apple Pay Cash fits in there

Today’s lesson: you need plenty of £££ to buy Apple kids!!

 

[kiranmk2]

My local John Lewis (Cambridge) has finally updated their card readers to contactless. Big ApplePay logo on the screen but don’t know about >£30 transactions as I already had my card in, not expecting the contactless update.