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Apple Pay Apple Pay in the UK

iGeek2014 said:
Don’t know if you’ve been and tried it out, but yes, they do; when I took my iMac to the High Cross in Leicester I used it for over £30.
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No I haven’t tried it out yet. Thank you, it will come in handy when I visit Hotel Chocolat in April for Easter Eggs :)
 
d123 said:
Many retailers who implement ApplePay have been noted in this thread.

There’s isn’t any way to tell whether it’s just contactless or ApplePay without trying and seeing what happens (that I can think of), but the majority of supermarkets for example, are ApplePay (Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi, Lidl, Co-Op, M&S) with Tesco apparently on the way, only really leaving Asda out. There are many other retailers if you read back a bit.
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Usually the display on the terminal will indicate whether it accepts over £30 because the contactless symbol will be present, although you won’t know this until it’s time to pay.

I used Apple Pay for a £700 transaction in Costco at the weekend - very handy because I’d forgotten my wallet.
 
scottish said:
Usually the display on the terminal will indicate whether it accepts over £30 because the contactless symbol will be present, although you won’t know this until it’s time to pay.

I used Apple Pay for a £700 transaction in Costco at the weekend - very handy because I’d forgotten my wallet.
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I don’t know if it’s still the case but for a while the payment terminals at Tesco continued to display the contactless logo, even when it was for a purchase over £30.

I know that’s an exception to the rule...
 
iGeek2014 said:
I don’t know if it’s still the case but for a while the payment terminals at Tesco continued to display the contactless logo, even when it was for a purchase over £30.

I know that’s an exception to the rule...
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That was for your contactless club card. The words on the screen can be as helpful as the pictures.
 
I set up a WIKI that I try and keep updated from time to time that shows main UK retailers that support Apple Pay transactions over the current contactless limit of £30. The WIKI can be updated by anyone, or leave a post and I will update. The thread is here.
 
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I don't know if anyone else here uses N26 Bank but I've had an email off them; after initially supporting Google Pay first they're now onboard with Apple Pay, too.
 
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Not sure when it was added, but the Disney Store in Nottingham now accepts contactless, used my watch to buy something today. Was about the only shop that I still had to use chip and pin like a loser. No more.
 
Just to update everyone. I survived with only Apple Pay all day from 4 am until I got back home at 10.30 pm. I could pay for transport and food using Apple Pay. There was never any issue.
 
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Shanghaichica said:
Just to update everyone. I survived with only Apple Pay all day from 4 am until I got back home at 10.30 pm. I could pay for transport and food using Apple Pay. There was never any issue.
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If I remember correctly, you’re in London as well, I never carry my cards at all since last couple of years.
 
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iGeek2014 said:
Thought we might have been in luck with Apple Pay Cash after today’s announcement but I guess we’re still going to have to be patient...
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I had my fingers crossed, but no.. Apple obviously can't find a banking partner, which is odd seeing they have a good relationship with Barclays. It's a shame really, all my family would use Apple Pay Cash regularly.
 
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