Apple Pay South Africa

[deon.dup]

I see Samsung Pay is gaining good traction in SA? Any idea when we’ll get Apple in SA?

 

[NiTeD]

Nope, probably never to be honest. Unless it launches in the whole world. The market is too small for them to even consider it.

 

[---]

I see Samsung Pay is gaining good traction in SA? Any idea when we’ll get Apple in SA?

If I'm not mistaken samsung devices can send out a magnetic field to which it can be used on traditional magnetic card swipe scanners. Apple pay needs a tag to pay and not all of the stores has those. Our technology isn't ready yet.

 

[Dave]

If I'm not mistaken samsung devices can send out a magnetic field to which it can be used on traditional magnetic card swipe scanners. Apple pay needs a tag to pay and not all of the stores has those. Our technology isn't ready yet.

It doesn’t need a tag, simply an NFC receiver on the card machine like the Tap and Go contactless bank cards.

 

[---]

Sorry yes meant nfc receiver. Give it another 2 years before it would come. Im still oftenly seeing older generation card machines. Samsung pay just has much better support here at the moment

 

[powermzii]

If I remember correctly from my time at a certain bank there were regulatory issues as to why Apple pay couldn't work (yet) in RSA. Something about how they handled the card data. Can't remember specifics though

 

[EADC]

Sorry yes meant nfc receiver. Give it another 2 years before it would come. Im still oftenly seeing older generation card machines. Samsung pay just has much better support here at the moment

FNB pay has been available for 2 years.

 

[---]

FNB pay has been available for 2 years.

Because FNB is based in south africa. Apple pay is international. It would take time for them to notice that we need it.

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

FNB pay has been available for 2 years.

On that note, I've never actually gotten it to work.

 

[EADC]

On that note, I've never actually gotten it to work.

On Android or IOS? works great on my P10 plus.

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

On Android or IOS? works great on my P10 plus.

It can't work for iOS because Apple doesn't allow 3rd party apps to use the NFC chip.

I tried FNB pay on two Samsungs I've owned.

 

[PsYTraNc3]

It can't work for iOS because Apple doesn't allow 3rd party apps to use the NFC chip.

I tried FNB pay on two Samsungs I've owned.

Works perfectly fine on S7

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Works perfectly fine on S7

I'm obviously doing something wrong. But I never tinkered with it. The less time I spend with an Android phone the better.

 

[EADC]

It can't work for iOS because Apple doesn't allow 3rd party apps to use the NFC chip.

I tried FNB pay on two Samsungs I've owned.

Make sure your NFC is on, mine tends to turn off every now and then.

 

[Ianhayes1982]

I see Samsung Pay is gaining good traction in SA? Any idea when we’ll get Apple in SA?

So there is a work around that you can use Apple Pay here in SA already. If u need assistance ask me. It is up to the banks. All mobile payment systems take a cut... so I’m sure with Samsung being the first Apple will follow soon.

 

[Priapus]

Make sure your NFC is on, mine tends to turn off every now and then.

My only question is, why is there even an option to turn the NFC on / off?

 

[genetic]

My only question is, why is there even an option to turn the NFC on / off?

Security concerns, battery life etc...

 

[Pho3nix]

So there is a work around that you can use Apple Pay here in SA already. If u need assistance ask me. It is up to the banks. All mobile payment systems take a cut... so I’m sure with Samsung being the first Apple will follow soon.

Why not just share in thread?

 

[Polymathic]

First Apple will need an actually presence in the country.

 

[Priapus]

Security concerns, battery life etc...

I doubt NFC affects the battery life at all. Its only powered on when near by a receiver. As for security, maybe. However it can't be much of a threat - I mean, Apple do not have an option to turn off an NFC feature.