And the list of companies offering contactless payment in the US is growing fast. It will essentially work with all Android 4.4 KitKat or later phones with NFC chips. Android Pay offers a similar service to Apple Pay, but for a much wider range of phones. More interesting than Google Wallet is Android Pay, which is Google’s response to Apple Pay. (Google Wallet uses a traditional PIN system rather than the finger-scanning option Apple Pay and Samsung are using.) But here in the UK, Google Wallet doesn’t seem to offer any advantage over using a traditional Chip-and-Pin card: you still have to enter a PIN.

Google Wallet enables you to make contactless payments in the US, where there aren’t any contactless payment systems in shops. In which case we’re led to wonder why we’ve not heard more of it. In some ways, Google has a real advantage on Apple, having launched its Google Wallet System in the US over three years ago. Tap your finger against the Touch ID sensor and make sure the iPhone taps the contactless reader to make the payment. Just tap your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus to the contactless reader and your iPhone wakes up. Pretty much all shops that currently accept contactless payments will accept Apple Pay. Here are four ways you can use Apple Pay: Once you’ve added a bank card to Passbook, Apple Pay is activated on your iPhone and synced Apple Watch: you’re good to go.

Your bank card is added to the iPhone using the Passbook app (soon to be rebranded Apple Wallet in recognition of its newfound ability). Let’s start by going over the essentials of Apple’s contactless payment service.Īpple Pay was announced back in September 2014 along with the iPhone 6, but it’s been a long wait for it to arrive in the UK. Is Apple Pay safe? Find out if you’re at risk by using Apple Pay.How to set up and use Apple Pay in the UK.12 awesome new features coming to Apple Watch with watchOS 2.

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