NEW YORK: Now you don’t need to carry your travel passes, Identity and credited cards as the America’s biggest IT company, Apple’s iPhone is going to replace these all.
The firm last week launched Apple Pay, which allows people to pay by tapping their phone and using a fingerprint on its home button to identify themselves.
According to the report in The Information, Apple’s is planning to replace transit cards, like the ones that the New York, Los Angeles and Chicago subway and train systems use.
‘The Apple representatives have talked to technology providers like HID Global and Cubic, which enable secure access to buildings and transit fare systems, respectively,’ people briefed on the discussions told The Information.
‘Spokespeople for the companies declined to comment about any discussions with Apple, but executives there discussed how they could integrate their systems with the iPhone.’
Apple has already announced one partnership along these lines with Starwood Hotels, which allows visitors to use an Apple Watch instead of a keycard, but this will employ Bluetooth technology rather than NFC.
However, Apple Pay has not been without its issues. CVS and Rite Aid have joined a long list of the world’s largest retailers who will not be accepting Apple Pay.
At its launch, Apple boasted there are 200,000 retail stores now ready and willing to let you give them your cash using just a flick of your iPhone and a tap of your finger to prove your identity. But retail giants Walmart, Target, Kohl’s. Dunkin’ Donuts are not among them. These retail giants and dozens more are part of a group developing their own mobile payment scheme.
