Apple Pay adding EFTPOS card access in Australia

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Topic # 223816 18-Oct-2017 15:54

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/17/anz-first-to-offer-contactless-eftpos-payments-in-australia-thanks-to-apple-pay

Hopefully, this will come to NZ soon as it makes Apple Pay a whole lot more useful for those that don't wish to pay for things on a credit card.

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Reply # 1885776 18-Oct-2017 15:58

I agree but no plans on bringing it here, apparently....

https://twitter.com/RoBiNh0oD/status/920443206679928833

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Reply # 1885785 18-Oct-2017 16:15

Pretty much the response I would expect at this stage. They won't tell you it's coming until it's about to drop.

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Reply # 1885803 18-Oct-2017 16:33

geekiegeek:

Pretty much the response I would expect at this stage. They won't tell you it's coming until it's about to drop.

EFTPOS in NZ is not contactless ,

While in Australia it is and offers "tap and pay" for EFTPOS transactions, (as opposed to VISA debit etc)

https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/07/11/353897/eftpos-australia-contactless-mobile-payments-upgrade/

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Reply # 1885806 18-Oct-2017 16:35

geekiegeek:

Pretty much the response I would expect at this stage. They won't tell you it's coming until it's about to drop.

Yip, hence "apparently".

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Reply # 1885861 18-Oct-2017 18:10

One of the advantages of EFTPOS is the merchants paying a flat fee, presumably that would be lost with Apple wanting some Apple tax on every transaction.

(unrelated anti-Apple post)

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Reply # 1885939 18-Oct-2017 20:07

geekiegeek:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/17/anz-first-to-offer-contactless-eftpos-payments-in-australia-thanks-to-apple-pay

Hopefully, this will come to NZ soon as it makes Apple Pay a whole lot more useful for those that don't wish to pay for things on a credit card.

Apple Pay isn’t just for credit cards in NZ. ANZ will let you add a VISA Debit card via Apple Pay.