Originally Posted by
mikeycanuk
I don't know much about ApplePay but it's an RFID/contactless type system. I can count with my fingers how many times I've been able to just "tap" with my Amex. Even the Petro Canada pumps wasn't reliable as I had to get back in the car to move pumps after trying to tap my Gold card once. It froze the pump's CC system apparently.
It's an NFC, not RFID, system, but it is contactless.......but it's with an iPhone, not with the actual AmEx card. In Canada, ApplePay can only be linked to an AmEx card, so if people want to pay with their iPhones, it's AmEx or nothing.