scibot

I just went to a local Jimmy John's today and they had Verifone VX805 pinpads and Google Wallet worked! I only bought a cookie since it is a test, but I will be back again soon! So if mine has them, then many must have them too. So that means Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike's Subs, Subway and Jimmy Johns all accept contactless payments! ^^ Some of you should try Apple Pay there as I'm sure it will work as well.
I'd like to add that Big Lots is getting closer to what they are doing, NFC & EMV, a 2nd location has Ethernet Cables hooked to their MX915's which means they are indeed doing a semi-intergrated system for EMV and NFC! I also saw another Mcdonald's with MX915, but it had that weird Honeywell barcode scanner too, so strange, but yeah NFC was enabled.

RedLight2015

I think this is all a nice side effect of EMV, which is awesome.

Also what honey well barcode scanner? At McD's?

scibot

https://www.honeywellaidc.com/en-US/...t=HSM&pid=7580 This one and I asked an employee and he had no idea what they are even for. I know someone complained about them turning off nfc while they installed those scanners, but that was probably a mistake on someones part.

RedLight2015

Maybe they're planning some sort of coupon program as well. That is all I can think of.

Points Scrounger

Supposedly, Android Pay to launch next Wednesday (Aug. 26), as per leaked internal McDonald's memo. We'll see ...

scibot

Nah so this morning I walked into my local Mcdonalds in my city and the employees actually knew about the scanners. They told me that you use them to pay with your phone and they also knew you could still use contactless as well. So it must be some sorta QR/barcode payment system. Apple Pay and Android Pay will still work of course.

That is very interesting, I did not expect it so soon. ^

RedLight2015

Looks like I now have to go test out Jimmy Johns as well too and see. Too bad their subs give me massive stomach aches so I'll buy a bottle of water.

AllieKat

Why support a really really horrible company by buying overpriced water for your own amusement to see if Apple Pay works at a place with disgusting food owned by an even more disgusting owner?

I'm as much of a one as anyone to go out and try things but that's a step too far this is my friendly intervention to say think about what you're doing ^_^

tmiw

This separate mobile payment branding (with ultimately the same technology underneath) bugs me. It's just going to reinforce the impression that "only" Apple Pay works at Apple Pay retailers, "only" Android Pay works at Android Pay retailers, etc. I don't know if doing it any other way is viable in the US market though.

Points Scrounger

I think most folks will figure out that it's all NFC.

tmiw

Maybe. Contactless in other countries though had the advantage that there was one standard icon and that as long as your card had it, it could be tapped.

scibot

You could just like buy a cookie or something, plus yours may not even have it yet.

RedLight2015

My WF debit had that international icon on it before it was converted to chip. Apple should have never came out with that stupid Apple Pay logo, and just left it the regular contactless card logo.

mrcobra92

You could say the same for Google Wallet, or Android Pay. They both have their own "logo" especially Android Pay, they have the logo on the ViVOpay terminals for example. It's not just Apple here.

tmiw

Best Buy hasn't turned on EMV or NFC yet as of today. Neither has Vons/Safeway. Wasn't the former supposed to turn on at least NFC this month?