Mit Barcodes gegen Apple Pay: CurrentC

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Following Apple’s announcement last month, both Wal-Mart and Best Buy confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that customers would not be able to use the system in their stores. Earlier this week, a leaked internal memo from Rite Aid revealed that the drug store chain was modifying or disabling its NFC readers, preventing access to Apple Pay (and other systems, like Google Wallet and wireless carrier-backed SoftCard, which also depend on the contact-less technology). A representative later confirmed the news to iMore. Today, CVS followed suit and shut out Apple Pay, according to reports. Both will support CurrentC on launch next year.

Dante D’Orazio | The Verge

CurrentC bucht direkt vom Konto ab – ganz modern mit QR-Code in der App. Damit überreicht man den vertrauensvollen Mitarbeitern von Wal-Mart und Best Buy seine kompletten Bank- und Personeninformationen. So weiß Target, das man schwanger ist, und schickt Glückwunschkarten Baby-Werbung bevor man die frohe Kunde der Familie erzählt hat.

Apple Pay verwendet für die Transaktion einen zufallserzeugten Wegwerfschlüssel. Wo man sein Geld lässt, weiß so nur die Bank. Ich bin gespannt, wofür sich die Kunden entscheiden. Oder wissen wir das sogar schon?

If I’m reading this right, and I think I am, these retailers who are shutting down their NFC payment systems are validating that Apple Pay is actually working, that people are actually using it. And remember, it only works with the month-old iPhones 6. Think about what happens a year or two from now when a majority of iPhones in use are Apple Pay enabled.

John Gruber | Daring Fireball