Apple Pay comes to Commonwealth Bank next year

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#243505 14-Dec-2018 21:17

Well, it appears that hell has frozen over:

https://www.commbank.com.au/support.digital-banking.commbank-and-apple-pay.html

Which makes me wonder when or if ASB will follow suit and it'll be bought to New Zealand or whether there will be a sizeable delay.

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#2145630 14-Dec-2018 23:33

Fingers crossed ASB will finally get their A into G and join ANZ & BNZ in supporting it.

I wonder how close the two banks (Commonwealth & ASB) are in terms of policy and tech.

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#2145636 15-Dec-2018 00:25

Benjip: Fingers crossed ASB will finally get their A into G and join ANZ & BNZ in supporting it.

I wonder how close the two banks (Commonwealth & ASB) are in terms of policy and tech.

I hope so but then again I'm not hopefully given that NAB in Australia owns BNZ yet doesn't support Apple Pay, when Apple Pay came to ANZ it was around 3-6 months after the Australia launch etc. There is a rumour that Kiwibank is looking at their own pay solution so that is always an opportunity for it to happen but alas like usual it appears that businesses drag their feet.

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#2145638 15-Dec-2018 01:07

From Twitter

Hi Chris, we're committed to launching Apple Pay in New Zealand and we are working through the process at the moment. We will confirm details around timing as soon as possible.:) Thanks ^JW

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#2145675 15-Dec-2018 10:15

In related news, Westpac still suck. Boo.

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#2145679 15-Dec-2018 10:36

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12177439

Woohoo!

"Apple has managed to persuade Commbank and its New Zealand subsidiary ASB to join its digital payments scheme that utilises iPhones, iPads, the Watch wearable and the Safari web browser.

ASB executive general manager of digital data and brand, Simon Tong, said the bank decided to join Apple Pay now to give customers the most options for simple and easy payments, along with existing offerings.

"We've been listening to customer feedback and decided the timing just before Christmas and summer holidays is right for ASB to introduce Apple Pay to our customers" Tong said.

Does this mean ASB could be launching before even Commonwealth?

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#2145836 15-Dec-2018 15:50

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#2165955 23-Jan-2019 09:11

matisyahu:

Well, it appears that hell has frozen over:

https://www.commbank.com.au/support.digital-banking.commbank-and-apple-pay.html

Which makes me wonder when or if ASB will follow suit and it'll be bought to New Zealand or whether there will be a sizeable delay.

Just going to leave this here: https://www.asb.co.nz/credit-cards/contactless-payments/apple-pay.html

Social Media team, ASB Bank Ltd www.asb.co.nz/social

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#2165956 23-Jan-2019 09:12

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matisyahu:

Well, it appears that hell has frozen over:

https://www.commbank.com.au/support.digital-banking.commbank-and-apple-pay.html

Which makes me wonder when or if ASB will follow suit and it'll be bought to New Zealand or whether there will be a sizeable delay.

Just going to leave this here: https://www.asb.co.nz/credit-cards/contactless-payments/apple-pay.html

Woohoooooooo!

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#2165960 23-Jan-2019 09:16

Just received:

ASB Bank today brings its customers Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure, fast and private way to pay.

Apple Pay is the latest addition to ASB’s suite of virtual payment options, making it simple and easy for customers to pay in a way that is most convenient to them.

Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When customers use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, or on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on your device. Each transaction is authorised with a one-time unique dynamic security code.

Simon Tong, ASB executive general manager digital, data and brand says the introduction of Apple Pay will give more than 500,000 ASB customers access to the innovative payments platform.

“We’re pleased to bring Apple Pay to ASB customers, offering them the ultimate in convenience and security," he said.

Apple Pay is easy to set up and users will continue to receive all of the rewards and beneﬁts offered by credit and debit cards. In stores, Apple Pay works with iPhone SE, iPhone 6 and later, and Apple Watch.

Online shopping in apps and on websites accepting Apple Pay is simple with Touch ID, or just double-click the side button and authenticate with a glance with Face ID. There’s no need to manually fill out lengthy account forms or repeatedly type in shipping and billing information with Apple Pay. When paying for goods and services in apps or Safari, Apple Pay works with iPhone 6 and later, iPhone SE, iPad Pro, iPad (5th Generation and later), iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 3 and later. You can also use Apple Pay in Safari on any Mac introduced in or after 2012 running macOS Sierra and confirm the payment with iPhone 6 or later or Apple Watch, or with Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro.

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#2165965 23-Jan-2019 09:36

I open my ASB app this morning to check my balance and it popped up straight away with the announcement and the option to go straight to setting up Apple Pay on my devices...

Done!

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#2166065 23-Jan-2019 10:51

Anybody having trouble setting up Apple Pay on the Apple Watch? My ASB Visa Debit has been successfully added on my iPhone but it says 'invalid card' when I try to add it on my Apple Watch.

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#2166071 23-Jan-2019 10:56

WolfChop:

Anybody having trouble setting up Apple Pay on the Apple Watch? My ASB Visa Debit has been successfully added on my iPhone but it says 'invalid card' when I try to add it on my Apple Watch.

I had an issue on both my ASB card and my UK HSBC card when setting up on the watch.

For me I had to ensure:

I had received and validated both of the texts sent when registering - once for the Wallet on the phone and again for the card on the watch
I had to reboot both phone and watch after setting up and validating the card on my phone
My phone had to be connected to WiFi when pushing the card to my watch. For some reason it always refused to do it on cellular data only!

Worked fine after the above.

Cheers

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#2166088 23-Jan-2019 11:15

This is good, but it's disappointing Westpac is such a hold-out.

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#2166119 23-Jan-2019 11:41

WolfChop:
Anybody having trouble setting up Apple Pay on the Apple Watch? My ASB Visa Debit has been successfully added on my iPhone but it says 'invalid card' when I try to add it on my Apple Watch.

I had no problem setting up my visa debit card. I did wait a while after settling up my iPhone before enabling the card on my watch.

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#2166121 23-Jan-2019 11:44

Great news and setup was fast and easy

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