This reeks of bringing people to the well after it's already dried up. The established convenience of Apple Pay is unlikely to take much of a hit from would-be competitors.
I do hope, though, that it spurs Apple to innovate a bit more, particularly w.r.t loyalty and rewards schemes and the likes.
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I agree, but at least it is now possible to compete with Apple Pay. The position of Apple and Google Pay is too strong if competition is unthinkable.
Apple was smart to partner with the banks and acting as a proxy initially. The next step could bypass Visa, MasterCard, banks, payment processors, ...
This reeks of bringing people to the well after it's already dried up. The established convenience of Apple Pay is unlikely to take much of a hit from would-be competitors.
I do hope, though, that it spurs Apple to innovate a bit more, particularly w.r.t loyalty and rewards schemes and the likes.
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I agree, but at least it is now possible to compete with Apple Pay. The position of Apple and Google Pay is too strong if competition is unthinkable.
Apple was smart to partner with the banks and acting as a proxy initially. The next step could bypass Visa, MasterCard, banks, payment processors, ...
What competitors? I'd love an Apple Pay/Google Wallet alternative but nothing exists.
High time