| Practically any point-of-sale that supports NFC also supports Apple Pay. Adoption rates may vary by region but NFC penetration is very good where I live. I have switched almost exclusively to Apple Pay, and frequent only one chain of gas station because they rolled out NFC at all of their pumps last year. After the introduction of chip readers gas pump mag stripe readers became the main vector for card skimming in my area and even with the security stickers all of the gas stations have been putting on their pumps I don't trust any mag reader anymore. At locations that don't have an Apple Pay logo on their card readers, like my local movie theater, I have spied the NFC logo and given it a try and it works. Except for Amazon, almost all of my online shopping is now done through Apple Pay. I have a shirt out for delivery today from a small retailer I had never heard of before that I purchased with one click and a fingerprint via Apple Pay. It has not only changed how I buy things, but how I dress. Instead of my George Costanza wallet I only carry an ID and two cards in a slim front pocket wallet, relying on Apple Pay for almost everything and walking out of a store if they are cash-only or don't support chip/NFC. Regardless of your chosen NFC platform, I recommend that everyone use it and shun points of sale that don't have it. |
Personally I used it only once (although I am not in US market)