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-as of [5 MAY 2024]–
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[‘apple pay’ is a ‘mobile payment’ + ‘digital wallet’ service by ‘apple incorporated’ that allows users to make payments…]
*in ‘person’*
*in ‘iOS apps’*
*on the ‘web’*
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(it is supported on the…)
‘iphone’
‘apple watch’
‘ipad’
‘mac’
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(it ‘digitizes’ (+ can ‘replace’) a (‘credit’ / ‘debit’) (‘card’ / ‘chip’) + ‘PIN transaction’ at a ‘contactless-capable point-of-sale terminal’)
(‘apple pay’ does not require ‘apple pay-specific contactless payment terminals’)
(it works with any ‘merchant’ that accepts ‘contactless payments’)
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(it is very similar to ‘contactless payments’ already used in many ‘countries’, with the addition of ‘2-factor authentication’ via…)
‘touch ID’
‘face ID’
‘PIN’
‘passcode’
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(the service lets ‘apple devices’ wirelessly communicate with ‘point of sale systems’ by using a ‘near field communication’ (‘NFC’) antenna)
(‘NFC’ is a ‘dedicated chip’ that stores ‘encrypted payment information’ (known as the ‘secure element’) + apple’s ‘touch ID’ + ‘wallet’)
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(it is available in…)
‘the united states’
‘the united kingdom’
‘canada’
‘australia’
‘brazil’
‘united arab emirates’
‘saudi arabia’
‘russia’
‘china’
‘new zealand’
‘singapore’
‘japan’
‘taiwan’
‘hong kong’
‘germany’
‘ukraine’
‘denmark’
‘hungary’
‘the netherlands’
(most recent country to adopt?)
(…as well as various other ‘european nations’)
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(‘apple pay’ supports most major credit card + debit card schemes, including…)
‘american express’
‘visa’
‘mastercard’
‘unionpay’
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*participating banks vary by region*
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