Australian banks want to boycott Apple Pay, and that's a bad ideaDaniel Bader is a Senior Editor at Mobile Nations, working with the teams at iMore, Android Central and Windows Central on content and planning. In addition to writing and producing, Daniel regularly appears on Canadian networks CBC and CTV as a technology analyst.
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Apple Pay is good for everyone, even the banks.
Last week, I left the house without my keys or my wallet. The former was on purpose (I have an iPhone-compatible smart lock); the latter was not.
When I realized my mistake, I was already half an hour from home and running late for a meeting in which I was expected to pay for the food. But I had my iPhone, and being in Canada, took for granted that I would be able to use its proprietary payment solution, Apple Pay, to pay for lunch.
And I did.
When my bank, TD Canada Trust, added Apple Pay support in early June, I relished the idea of being able to use my phone to pay for everything, all the time. The reality, as with all idealized thi...
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Australian banks want to boycott Apple Pay, and that's a bad idea
