Warning: I am far to passionate about this sort of thing... I apologize in advance.
Manufacturers are finally providing us with awesome, simple and secure mobile payment methods (Apple Pay, Android Pay etc)
But of course the Australian Banks are fighting them:
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/27/australian-banks-challenge-apple-mobile-payment/
All because they have a ‘system’ in place… It stinks. I am sure money has something to do with it too.. ANZ has jumped on board, I just wish I could switch from CBA but I can’t :(
Some more blog posts to read regarding this issue:
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/10/apple-australian-banks-iphone-nfc-access/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/19/australian-banks-denied-negotiate-apple-pay/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/24/australian-retailers-back-banks-apple-standoff/
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/30/apple-australia-banks-harm-consumers/
I wish these people would get of their stuck up high horses and just give us (the consumer) what we want! It is us after all that keeps them all going…
No surprise here, hypocritical bastards:
Whats worse too, at least as far as CBA is concerned, Apple Pay was launched with the iPhone 6, in Sept of 2014, some six months later, in March of 2015, CBA launched there own ‘Tap & Pay’ system, now if they had launched this before Apple Pay was announced, you could possibly understand their position, but they didn’t come first, they launched their own, inferior payment method, AFTER Apple Pay was launched, knowing full well that iPhone users would want it in Aus ASAP, its their own stupid fault, grow up, get over it, admit you're idiots and move on. Give us what we want.
This doesn’t only go for Apple Pay, it goes for Samsung Pay and Android Pay as well, I am just focusing on Apple Pay more because I use an iPhone and its the service I would use.
Rant over.