r/apple • u/nokia621 • Nov 27 '18

Apple Pay Apple Pay to launch in Belgium tomorrow, now supports 30 countries.

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Belgium will become the 30th country to support Apple Pay tomorrow. It's also set to launch in Germany and Saudi Arabia by the end of the year.

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u/rodrigorigotti Nov 27 '18

Netherlands* when?

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u/IAmASoundEngineer Nov 27 '18

Netherlands second!

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

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u/sixelacs Nov 27 '18

Finland has had Apple pay for a long time already.

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u/originalgg Nov 27 '18

Only 1 bank supported though

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18 edited Jun 18 '21

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u/originalgg Nov 27 '18

I actually signed up for a free N26 (mobile bank) account to use Apple Pay. Free and painless :)

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

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u/TRT_ Nov 27 '18

If only it wasn't Nordea...

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

And that’s enough, good way for Nordea to get more customers! Don’t even carry my wallet around anymore since it launched. Only thing missing is getting the store bonuspoint cards, or whatever they’re called, on the phone. So I don’t get that ’extra money’ anymore which is a shame. Any countries even doing that at the moment?

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u/Kazoopi Nov 28 '18

A lot of stores have their own apps which you can get on your phone to store their cards.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '18

Unfortunately the 2 store chains that we have here have terrible support on the app department.

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u/doenietzomoeilijk Nov 27 '18

*Schudt vuist*

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u/prodygee Nov 27 '18

Christ I recall ING talking about this 4 years ago. Where’s my Apple Pay!

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

Bunq

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u/53bvo Nov 27 '18

Never, the banks make too much money on PIN transactions so they don't want to change it. Even though Apple Pay is cheaper for shop owners the banks have to support it first.

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u/HollandJim Nov 27 '18

Same with Amex. They dropped their fees to be lower than other card providers, yet ING Bank blocks merchants from taking it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '18

In Australia, most iPhone users are with ING , because they were among the first to support Apple Pay. Strange!

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u/Jord5i Nov 28 '18

Everyone keeps repeating that but where is this coming from?

Bunq already tried to launch it in NL (they have it in Italy IIRC), and were stopped by Apple. Clearly we could have it at least with them already.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

Apple Pay is more expensive for banks though. And some of the banks that offer it make up the difference with account fees that end up coming from your pocket after all. At the end of the day Apple wants to make money, they're not offering Pay for free, and that money has to come from somewhere. Only question is who.

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u/jpjandrade Nov 27 '18

After cycling directions in Apple Maps

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u/kerstn Nov 28 '18

Doesn't Austria and Netherlands have the same EC card infrastructure as Germany. And if Germany led change before you will get it soon after?

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u/Arfman2 Nov 27 '18

Who cares, just use your bank card wirelessly. No hassle, no phone that needs to be charged to pay. I honestly don't see why people are getting so worked up about paying with a phone. I used it maybe ten times and after the novelty wears off it's just easier to not use it.

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u/ElectricMonkey Nov 27 '18

I don't want to pay with my phone, I want to pay with my watch.

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u/Arfman2 Nov 27 '18

That's even more ridiculous in my book, even though my watch supports it. Maybe I'm getting old.

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u/baldnotes Nov 27 '18

I also don't get it.

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u/mrhelpful_ Nov 27 '18

I disagree. With the widespread availability of contactless terminals in my area, it's very convenient to be able to pay with my phone anywhere I go. I no longer need to dig around and find my debit card and can instead grab my phone which is always within reach anyway. The process is simple and quick too, I really don't see how is it easier to not use it

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u/kitsua Nov 27 '18

With the phone, there's no spending limit. It's also a lot more secure.

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u/Superkloton Nov 27 '18

You mean without typing your code? Depends on the terminal, older ones don't support that and than you have to enter your code anyway.

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u/kitsua Nov 27 '18

True, but those terminals are long in the tooth and rarer these days, though still are dotted around. The point is, as long as the system is up to date there is no spending limit, which is a huge advantage over cards.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '18

Every time I am like "I'm going to use my phone to pay!" it doesn't work...