Tap to Pay on IPhone launches in NZ

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GSManiac

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#317882 23-Nov-2024 13:34

Apple this week expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to New Zealand, which means independent sellers, small businesses, and other merchants in the country can use an ‌iPhone‌ as a contactless payment terminal.

Read more here

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/22/tap-to-pay-on-iphone-new-zealand/

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#3312185 23-Nov-2024 14:35

Funnily enough I was the one who emailed the tip through to MacRumors (which they then posted as per your link) — I was surprised that I hadn't heard about it elsewhere. I only found it (on Apple's NZ News section) by Googling to find out when it might finally be available.

I've tested it out already with the "Payment for Stripe" app which we use for selling tickets at the door at some of our events, and it works a charm. We'll no longer need to use the BBPOS WisePad 3's which is one less hassle/thing to remember.

I'd be keen to see how ANZ has integrated it, not that I bank with them.

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#3312206 23-Nov-2024 17:09

Benjip:

I'd be keen to see how ANZ has integrated it, not that I bank with them.

ANZ have their own Merchant services https://www.anz.co.nz/business/accept-payments/fastpay/ for their mobile services, seems to be updated for the Apple change already too.

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#3313445 27-Nov-2024 16:09

I can't imagine it being that popular. No EFTPOS, so no support for EFTPOS-only cards, people with credit cards wanting to pay EFTPOS, and means that every transaction will have merchant fees (can't incentivise people to use EFTPOS with credit/debit surcharges).

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#3313453 27-Nov-2024 16:37

Worldline (formerly Paymark) advertising it on their site:
https://worldline.com/en-nz/home/main-navigation/solutions/tap-on-mobile/tap-to-pay-on-iphone

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#3313492 27-Nov-2024 20:04

Aaron2222:

I can't imagine it being that popular. No EFTPOS, so no support for EFTPOS-only cards, people with credit cards wanting to pay EFTPOS, and means that every transaction will have merchant fees (can't incentivise people to use EFTPOS with credit/debit surcharges).

Am I correct in assuming this will also be a step back in accessibility -- i.e. blind/vision impaired are not able to enter their PIN. This is a significant issue that seems to have been overlooked by the financial/tech industury in many recent products.

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#3313701 28-Nov-2024 10:03

KiwiSurfer:

Aaron2222:

I can't imagine it being that popular. No EFTPOS, so no support for EFTPOS-only cards, people with credit cards wanting to pay EFTPOS, and means that every transaction will have merchant fees (can't incentivise people to use EFTPOS with credit/debit surcharges).

Am I correct in assuming this will also be a step back in accessibility -- i.e. blind/vision impaired are not able to enter their PIN. This is a significant issue that seems to have been overlooked by the financial/tech industury in many recent products.

People with special circumstances are usually at the front of the minds of the companies that make this type of tech - in fact often they are regulated to include accessibility options, so it's possible that's built in.

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#3313704 28-Nov-2024 10:08

Handsomedan:

People with special circumstances are usually at the front of the minds of the companies that make this type of tech - in fact often they are regulated to include accessibility options, so it's possible that's built in.

I've seen a number of inaccessible PIN pads already in use in NZ so that is clearly not the case.

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#3313711 28-Nov-2024 10:21

KiwiSurfer:

Handsomedan:

People with special circumstances are usually at the front of the minds of the companies that make this type of tech - in fact often they are regulated to include accessibility options, so it's possible that's built in.

I've seen a number of inaccessible PIN pads already in use in NZ so that is clearly not the case.

That's why I said "usually" not always. There'll always be the exceptions and the dodgers

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#3313792 28-Nov-2024 13:17

KiwiSurfer:

Aaron2222:

I can't imagine it being that popular. No EFTPOS, so no support for EFTPOS-only cards, people with credit cards wanting to pay EFTPOS, and means that every transaction will have merchant fees (can't incentivise people to use EFTPOS with credit/debit surcharges).

Am I correct in assuming this will also be a step back in accessibility -- i.e. blind/vision impaired are not able to enter their PIN. This is a significant issue that seems to have been overlooked by the financial/tech industury in many recent products.

"For customers needing visual or other assistance, accessibility options are built into Tap to Pay on iPhone to help them securely enter PIN information. Audible instructions guide customers to draw their PIN on the screen or tap the screen to indicate each digit — tapping once for 1, twice for 2 and so on. To submit their PIN, they simply swipe right with two fingers."

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#3313796 28-Nov-2024 13:32

DMWellington:

"For customers needing visual or other assistance, accessibility options are built into Tap to Pay on iPhone to help them securely enter PIN information. Audible instructions guide customers to draw their PIN on the screen or tap the screen to indicate each digit — tapping once for 1, twice for 2 and so on. To submit their PIN, they simply swipe right with two fingers."

Hey that's actually really cool. I like the fact they've got multiple differing options for that too.

How easy it will be to use will definitely be dependent on the merchant using it, but that's great !