Nice it says "Please Swipe Card" on the screen so its turned on purpose, but I bet Google Wallet would have worked before. Looks like like Big Y now supports Apple Pay: http://www.masslive.com/business-ne...big_y_accepts_apple_pay_contactless_paym.html and on their site too: http://www.bigy.com/Services/Policies and I've heard they are using the Ingenico iSC 250's to boot. Added to the merchant list.
So did Dollar Tree work with Apple Pay or not? I see on twitter someone was able to use Apple Pay at Dollar Tree in May, so I'd say yes it will probably work! I know some newer Family Dollars have the MX915's but around here the Dollar Trees were still using MX860 with EMV slots the last time I went into one. I've never been into a Family Dollar to test their MX915's though.
Indeed I just went to a Sports Authority today and it only said something like "Please Swipe Now" or "Please Swipe Card" on the MX915. Of course I was able to tap and the cashier told me that the old ones didn't work with Contactless at all, and I was like thats good that they replaced them.
Today I also walked into a Big Lots and they ran Ethernet cables to each of their Verifone MX915's and they still had the serial or whatever everyone else uses as well, the former which I have never seen before. So I was wondering if that had enabled NFC as they did change the configuration a bit, but not much, as it still said "Please swipe your card" so I didn't bother with it. Now anyone have any idea to why they would even run Ethernet cables like that?I just want to let you know that I found this on twitter: " Haggen Southwest @haggensouthwest Jun 18
I just wish Haggen would better up the gui on their terminals. Or at least add the contactless symbol or something. Nobody is going to know Please Slide Card means you can use Apple Pay!
Almost every terminal supports either Usb Or IP based configurations. The IP based leads me to believe that a semi integrated EMV setup is coming. Which also means NFC!Indeed I just went to a Sports Authority today and it only said something like "Please Swipe Now" or "Please Swipe Card" on the MX915. Of course I was able to tap and the cashier told me that the old ones didn't work with Contactless at all, and I was like thats good that they replaced them.
Ah that sounds like very good news, I wonder if you saw Ethernet cables hooked up to the MX915's at your Big Lots as well? I only went to one, so I'm not sure about other Big Lots yet, but I will check at others, the one I went to supports SNAP/EBT so I thought that was why it had Ethernet hooked up to it, but if its at others then its not that. Also your talking about something like this: http://www.pymnts.com/company-spotlight/2015/semi-integrated-fully-emv-ready/#.VYbkSDBVhBc ?
I wonder if Google Wallet works at Dollar Tree? Also the VX520 must have been temporary while they wait to get their intergrated setup. I saw a picture where Trader Joe's called it Windows Wallet so that is probably what it is called.
All I've found on Costco: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4Eck2ICAAAu152.jpg:large So they are aware of Apple Pay and Google Wallet, so hopefully they are working on it, but that photo is from like 6 months ago.
Their Vx520 setup was integrated. They only swiped cards through there. They don't hit any keys or anything on the Vx520. In fact you sign on a digital signature screen that faced the customer, not on a receipt. No receipts or even receipt paper for that matter is even loaded into the Vx520 at the Microsoft store.
December 2014 for sure, December 2015 would be too long of a time plus that is past the emv libability shift, and it doesn't take that long to install MX915's in all 474 US warehouse locations.
