Apple Pay Launch - How will it be activated?

Cosimo · 5 Apr 2016 at 11:54

Barclays on board:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/04/05/barclays-adds-apple-pay-support-9-months-after-uk-launch

lee1101 · 5 Apr 2016 at 11:58

Finally!!

Broken Hope · 5 Apr 2016 at 12:30

No Barclaycard cashback support though.

Valo · 5 Apr 2016 at 12:50

Good news to wake up to today! Finally added my Barclaycard this morning to my Wallet.

the-evaluator · 5 Apr 2016 at 13:50

It's a pain that you can't add a Barclays Corporate card into Apple Pay.

mrochester · 5 Apr 2016 at 14:08

Can't add my Barclaycard American Express. Says the issuer is not supported.

EDIT - As above, it's because Barclaycard cashback accounts are not supported. How can Barclaycard keep getting this so wrong?!

Feek · 5 Apr 2016 at 14:57

Broken Hope said:
Why do you only have basic current accounts? Standard current accounts work fine.

Last time I asked for one, they wouldn't let me have it. I have a dreadful credit score at the moment and even though I've been with Barclays for about ten years and have never been overdrawn once with them, they still see me as a risk because I'm still paying off an old Barclaycard account. I'll be asking again though.

Valo · 5 Apr 2016 at 16:45

Feek said:
Last time I asked for one, they wouldn't let me have it. I have a dreadful credit score at the moment and even though I've been with Barclays for about ten years and have never been overdrawn once with them, they still see me as a risk because I'm still paying off an old Barclaycard account. I'll be asking again though.

Hope you get some joy Feek. It still amazes me in this day and age that positive banking behaviour (long term customer, never been overdrawn) isn't taken into account rather than just relying on a credit score.

Marky · 5 Apr 2016 at 21:57

Cosimo said:
Barclays on board:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/04/05/barclays-adds-apple-pay-support-9-months-after-uk-launch

They took their sweet time!

Ryan-3 · 5 Apr 2016 at 22:48

Too right, although they've still got it wrong for some of their cards. They keep wanting to push bPay. Total waste of time.

No-One · 13 Apr 2016 at 16:22

I noticed when I was buying petrol at my local Texaco last week that the machine was different and it said "Insert or tap card". I was buying £47 worth so obviously normal contactless wouldn't have worked. Am I right in thinking that this means I can use Apple Pay here for more than the normal £30 limit?

Feek · 13 Apr 2016 at 16:32

uvarvu · 13 Apr 2016 at 19:36

No-One said:
I noticed when I was buying petrol at my local Texaco last week that the machine was different and it said "Insert or tap card". I was buying £47 worth so obviously normal contactless wouldn't have worked. Am I right in thinking that this means I can use Apple Pay here for more than the normal £30 limit?

Yes, if the terminal supports true Apple Pay.

Feek · 13 Apr 2016 at 19:43

Only three companies in the UK allow purchases above £30 using Apple Pay (according to the man in the Lakeside Apple Store). Apple, Pret and Nando's. Of course, he could be wrong but I would expect Apple to know this.

Barclays will be losing me as a customer. After lengthy discussions with them and despite twelve years of faultless banking, they still won't offer me an account which will let me use Apple Pay. I'll be looking elsewhere next week.

Alpherah · 13 Apr 2016 at 20:25

Feek said:
Only three companies in the UK allow purchases above £30 using Apple Pay (according to the man in the Lakeside Apple Store). Apple, Pret and Nando's. Of course, he could be wrong but I would expect Apple to know this.

Barclays will be losing me as a customer. After lengthy discussions with them and despite twelve years of faultless banking, they still won't offer me an account which will let me use Apple Pay. I'll be looking elsewhere next week.

Works in my local waitrose (paid for £70 shopping)

LeeUK · 13 Apr 2016 at 20:43

No-One said:
I noticed when I was buying petrol at my local Texaco last week that the machine was different and it said "Insert or tap card". I was buying £47 worth so obviously normal contactless wouldn't have worked. Am I right in thinking that this means I can use Apple Pay here for more than the normal £30 limit?

uvarvu said:
Yes, if the terminal supports true Apple Pay.

Mobile phone use not allowed on the forecourt.

That Shell QR code thing tells you to scan it while still in the car.

No-One · 13 Apr 2016 at 22:40

LeeUK said:
Mobile phone use not allowed on the forecourt.

That Shell QR code thing tells you to scan it while still in the car.

This was in the kiosk, not on the pump

uvarvu · 14 Apr 2016 at 07:44

Alpherah said:
Works in my local waitrose (paid for £70 shopping)

It also works in Halfords autocentres so I'm pretty sure there are others out there.

Broken Hope · 14 Apr 2016 at 10:44

Feek said:
Only three companies in the UK allow purchases above £30 using Apple Pay (according to the man in the Lakeside Apple Store). Apple, Pret and Nando's. Of course, he could be wrong but I would expect Apple to know this.

Barclays will be losing me as a customer. After lengthy discussions with them and despite twelve years of faultless banking, they still won't offer me an account which will let me use Apple Pay. I'll be looking elsewhere next week.

I believe Nationwide basic accounts allow Apple Pay if you have trouble getting a standard current account at another bank.

Vanquish-Storm · 14 Apr 2016 at 11:56

Broken Hope said:
I believe Nationwide basic accounts allow Apple Pay if you have trouble getting a standard current account at another bank.

TSB or M&S Bank too