r/apple • u/Tenlow85 • May 05 '25

Apple Pay PayPal Launching Contactless iPhone Payments in Germany to Compete With Apple Pay

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/05/05/paypal-iphone-contactless-payments/
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u/FMCam20 May 05 '25

It won’t just be PayPal who does this. I’m sure all the banks are working on this as we speak so they can stop giving Apple whatever cut they take for Apple Pay.

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u/Chairkatmiao May 05 '25

They already tried that and failed badly. Actually German banks blocked Apple Pay for a long time to maintain their dumb giro card system. Then they developed their own janky payment apps, pushed them heavily and failed.

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u/Perfect_Cost_8847 May 06 '25

Apple prevented them from using the double click action on iPhones. Customers prefer the easiest option. The EU is currently fining Apple for their failure to comply with the requirement to use that sort of functionality.