Apple pay has a great start: consumers want to use

NetEase Science and technology news November 15, according to foreign media reports, Apple pay looks like a good start, many U.S. retailers have adopted the application services, and a study from these retailers shows that consumers have a strong interest in the service, This is a phenomenon that has not previously been seen in the mobile wallet payment field.

According to the New York Times, the initial statistics on the use of Apple Pay on major U.S. retailers ' platforms show that, although the service is not yet hot, consumers are much more interested in the service than similar products previously launched by Google. The report says many retailers are trying to boost their market competitiveness by adding Apple Pay services to attract consumer attention.

The New York Times reported earlier this week that 1% of the total turnover of Whole Foods, a health food supermarket, was paid through Apple Pay and that users who traded on the iphone had reached 150,000. Similarly, McDonald's, the famous food and beverage brand, McDonald that Apple pay accounted for half of the volume of pay-as-you-Come (Tap-to-pay). In addition, drugstore chain sellers Walgreens transactions through digital wallet trading, which has doubled since Apple pay was launched at the end of October.

However, some retailers are not able to experience the surprises that Apple Pay brings. For example, toys and baby goods retailers Toys "R" Us, the built-in mobile payment volume has only slightly increased over the past three weeks. That said, the vast majority of consumers are still not accustomed to this new technology payment method.

The launch of Apple pay has further aroused consumer interest in the entire mobile payment sector, said Softcard, an NFC-enabled joint venture, based at Verizon, T and T-mobile. Michael Aybott Michael Abbott, chief executive of Softcard, said Softcard app downloads soared, but more volumes were coming from existing users. Abbot attributed the spike to Apple's decision to use NFC functionality, which meant that eventual compatibility with Apple Pay could drive Softcard's rapid growth.

Abbott says other companies are incorporating NFC capabilities into their proprietary solutions because of Apple Pay.

The study gives a specific figure on how retailers are using Apple Pay, showing how popular consumers are with the service. Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, said earlier that Apple Pay had more than 1 million users activating credit cards within 72 hours of its launch.

At the moment, the number of stores using Apple Pay services is growing, with two more merchants joining the chain of grocery operators Winn-dixie and supermarket chains, Bi-lo. (Tianmen Mountain)

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Apple pay has a great start: consumers want to use