Android Pay / Apple Pay and the London Underground. (US Based Travelers)
Apr 28, 2018, 5:10 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 525
Actually, entering the number from the physical card is supposed to cause TfL's website to show travel history for all devices associated with the card along with the card itself. For some reason this doesn't work with US issued Visa cards but I do remember it working with others.
May 20, 2018, 2:56 pm
#18
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 2P
Posts: 7
To provide another data point, I was in London this past week and can confirm that Google Pay with Chase Visa cards works fine on TfL. I also tried a BofA Visa and it did not work -- looks like BofA hasn't yet implemented fDDA support. I re-added all my credit cards to Google Pay just before traveling to ensure they were recently provisioned.
May 21, 2018, 3:43 pm
#19
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Apple Pay w/ Chase Sapphre Reserve Visa works.
Apple Pay w/US Platinum Amex and US Centurion Amex failed.
Those are my experiences this month.
Apple Pay w/US Platinum Amex and US Centurion Amex failed.
Those are my experiences this month.
May 21, 2018, 9:07 pm
#20
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Long Island, NY
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May 23, 2018, 10:11 am
#21
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May 23, 2018, 1:11 pm
#23
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You must have asked for a card with the contactless chip, as Amex hasn’t sent me those. Did you try to use Apple Pay with the Amex Platinum card selected for use to pay for the Tube? If so, did that work? It hasn’t worked for me.
May 25, 2018, 9:39 am
#24
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When I applied a couple of years ago, Amex issued me a contactless Platinum card without my asking; the NFC symbol is easy to miss on the back of the card!
Jun 16, 2018, 4:09 pm
#25
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: SEA
Programs: AS, UA
Posts: 11
Which B of A Visa?
To provide another data point, I was in London this past week and can confirm that Google Pay with Chase Visa cards works fine on TfL. I also tried a BofA Visa and it did not work -- looks like BofA hasn't yet implemented fDDA support. I re-added all my credit cards to Google Pay just before traveling to ensure they were recently provisioned.
Thanks!
Sep 13, 2018, 11:03 am
#27
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(BTW the Costco Visa itself can be tapped at regular stores. Might work on TfL too.)
Sep 13, 2018, 9:37 pm
#28
Join Date: Jul 2000
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Sep 14, 2018, 6:53 am
#29
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Cupertino, CA - AA:PLT 2MM; Marriott:Plt; Hilton:Slv
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Sep 14, 2018, 4:03 pm
#30
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
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For your Visa cards, when did you add them to your phone? If they were added more than 12-15 months ago, they likely won't work.
