androidul@lemmy.ml to Apple@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agoWhy is Tap to Pay available only for merchants?developer.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkWhy is Tap to Pay available only for merchants?developer.apple.comandroidul@lemmy.ml to Apple@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareth3dogcow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·11 months agoJust speculation but perhaps it would be easy for credit card criminals to steal money quickly? Steal a card. Tap to pay. Use the funds to buy Amazon gift card or whatever. Ditch the apple account. Rinse and repeat.
minus-squareebits21@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYou still need faceid to activate tap to pay. I’m not sure how activating user to user to user tap would make things any different.
minus-squarevoxel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agosome small amounts may be paid before unlocking (at least on android)
Just speculation but perhaps it would be easy for credit card criminals to steal money quickly? Steal a card. Tap to pay. Use the funds to buy Amazon gift card or whatever. Ditch the apple account. Rinse and repeat.
You still need faceid to activate tap to pay. I’m not sure how activating user to user to user tap would make things any different.
some small amounts may be paid before unlocking (at least on android)