FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - USA contactless credit/debit/transit (2017

May 20, 2018, 7:57 pm

#4042

mikesyr18

Join Date: Mar 2017

Programs: HHonors, TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles, Hyatt Discoverist, Starwood Preferred Guest, American Airlines.

Posts: 2,035

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdxer

Last year, 90% of mobile transactions were ApplePay. The remaining 10% know that if they see ApplePay, they know that the others will likely also work.

The article's source comes from one of Apple's VP's, who most likely don't know the real statistics. Do they really receive data from another company's mobile wallet usage? Probably not. I have a feeling Samsung Pay is used more often than Apple Pay is in the states because it has MST. Overall, mobile wallet payments in the states is abysmal, but our society tends to resist joining the 21st century, with exception to the latest and greatest smartphone (without using mobile wallet).

Folks who carry a U.S Bank Altitude Reserve card (at least if they're smart), will open up their opportunities by using Samsung Pay to get their bonus points.