Major Retailers that Support NFC Payments

[Tagbert]

I think you’re misunderstanding the sign. It means because of fraud as in the card skimmer they have doesn’t work on tap to pay. I remember a recent story where the store clerks were putting skimmers on card readers. If I saw a place like that, I would walk away or pay cash. I definitely wouldn’t trust them with my card.

AFAIK, the skimmers were on the magnetic readers where you insert the card. Not sure if those ever worked on chip enabled card. I don't see how an add-on skimmer would intercept tap-to-pay. It is usually more secure than the kind that you insert your card into.

 

[echopulse]

I don't think that's it. I have heard that people may be able to add someone's stolen credit card number to their apple wallets because some banks don't require a sms code or password to activate the card. There are more than 5000 banks in the US, so that may be true. Apple should really make card activation more secure instead of leaving it up to the issueing bank.

 

[lartola]

I've noticed several C-store chains have recently turned off tap, they say due to fraud. Stripes, owned by 7-11 is one. Anyone heard any reports of fraud with Apple Pay? I thought it was very secure.

Not with Apple Pay, but certainly there are lots of stories of fraud with contactless cards, and since both use the same tech on the card readers (NFC) then it follows that anyone scared will shut off the contactless, leaving out the mobile wallets too.

 

[russell_314]

AFAIK, the skimmers were on the magnetic readers where you insert the card. Not sure if those ever worked on chip enabled card. I don't see how an add-on skimmer would intercept tap-to-pay. It is usually more secure than the kind that you insert your card into.

No, they need you to swipe the card so they can skim it. That’s probably why they disabled Apple Pay or tap to pay. I would be cautious of any place that had such a sign.

 

[MisterSavage]

I don't think that's it. I have heard that people may be able to add someone's stolen credit card number to their apple wallets because some banks don't require a sms code or password to activate the card. There are more than 5000 banks in the US, so that may be true. Apple should really make card activation more secure instead of leaving it up to the issueing bank.

Ok, but I can't remember the last time someone asked me for ID when I used a physical credit card. If it was stolen I could use it just fine. That's not unique to Apple Pay.

 

[echopulse]

Ok, but I can't remember the last time someone asked me for ID when I used a physical credit card. If it was stolen I could use it just fine. That's not unique to Apple Pay.

But they would need the physical card. With Apple Pay they only need the number. It would be a lot easier.

 

[MisterSavage]

But they would need the physical card. With Apple Pay they only need the number. It would be a lot easier.

Even for the cards that I didn't have to approve with my bank I got a notification email that a card was added to my wallet. If it was really simple to pull olf this fraud it would be a huge story.

 

[echopulse]

A year ago, I had a hard time to find hotels that accepted Apple Pay. More recently, I have been able to find more. I have done google searches and been able to find that many hotel brands from all the major companies accept it, with the exception of Wyndham. Here is a list of the top 10 hotel companies. Not every brand and location from these companies may support it, but many do. These companies own most of the other brands of hotels out there. Probably about 60% of hotels.

Hilton: Yes

Choice: Yes

Wyndham: No

Marriott: Yes

IHG: Yes.

Best Western: Yes

Hyatt: Yes

Four Seasons: Yes

Drury: Yes

Motel 6 and Studio 6: No

Red Roof Inn: Unknown

 

[tmiw]

A year ago, I had a hard time to find hotels that accepted Apple Pay. More recently, I have been able to find more. I have done google searches and been able to find that many hotel brands from all the major companies accept it, with the exception of Wyndham. Here is a list of the top 10 hotel companies. Not every brand and location from these companies may support it, but many do. These companies own most of the other brands of hotels out there. Probably about 60% of hotels.

Hilton: Yes

Choice: Yes

Wyndham: No

Marriott: Yes

IHG: Yes.

Best Western: Yes

Hyatt: Yes

Four Seasons: Yes

Drury: Yes

Motel 6 and Studio 6: No

Red Roof Inn: Unknown

I thought Motel 6 did. Did they go back on that and disable it?

 

[echopulse]

It could be that particular location. About 70% of hotels are franchised, so it might be that operator's policy.

 

[dontwalkhand]

I thought Motel 6 did. Did they go back on that and disable it?

Only at Motel 6 locations with the Ingenico PIN pads. Some of them still dont have any type of PIN pad and rely on typed in card numbers.

 

[lartola]

A year ago, I had a hard time to find hotels that accepted Apple Pay. More recently, I have been able to find more. I have done google searches and been able to find that many hotel brands from all the major companies accept it, with the exception of Wyndham. Here is a list of the top 10 hotel companies. Not every brand and location from these companies may support it, but many do. These companies own most of the other brands of hotels out there. Probably about 60% of hotels.

Hilton: Yes

Choice: Yes

Wyndham: No

Marriott: Yes

IHG: Yes.

Best Western: Yes

Hyatt: Yes

Four Seasons: Yes

Drury: Yes

Motel 6 and Studio 6: No

Red Roof Inn: Unknown

Wydham might accept apple pay outside the US (they do in Mexico, for example, at least physically -nfc-). Marriott outside the US might not accept it. In Mexico, for example, Marriott installed lane 7000s at the front desk at all their hotels, but they left the contactless disabled on every single one of them and only accept chip cards.

BTW how many of those major companies in your list accept apple pay online? until very recently not a single one of them did and that’s where it would be most useful since most people (especially americans) book their hotel rooms online these days.

 

[echopulse]

Wydham might accept apple pay outside the US (they do in Mexico, for example, at least physically -nfc-). Marriott outside the US might not accept it. In Mexico, for example, Marriott installed lane 7000s at the front desk at all their hotels, but they left the contactless disabled on every single one of them and only accept chip cards.

BTW how many of those major companies in your list accept apple pay online? until very recently not a single one of them did and that’s where it would be most useful since most people (especially americans) book their hotel rooms online these days.

Doesn't matter if they accept it online; if I want to order online, I can always use hotels.com or booking.com, which does accept it.