Yibhange elilodwa kuphela kwamane amakhulu e-Australia asele ukuxhasa izinkokhelo nge-Apple Pay. Ekugcineni, izindaba ukuthi kungekudala kuzoba enye futhi. Abasebenzisi bayo bazokwazi ukusebenzisa ipulatifomu yokukhokha ye-Apple esetshenziswe ngempumelelo kwamanye amazwe. IWestpac, okuyibhange lesibili ngobukhulu e-Australia, ithe kungekudala izoqala ukukhipha uxhaso lwe-Apple Pay.
Lokhu kubambezeleka kungahle kube ngenxa yengxabano lawa mabhange amakhulu anayo ne-Apple uqobo. Bacele inkampani yaseMelika ukuthi ikwazi ukufinyelela kwi-NFC hardware ye-iPhone. Amabhange acele ukuthi i-Apple ivule ukufinyelela kubuchwepheshe be-NFC ukuze bakwazi ukuzenzela izinkundla zabo zokukhokha, kepha i-Apple yazenqaba lezo zicelo.
I-Westpac, ibhange elikhulu lokugcina ukwamukela i-Apple Pay e-Australia
I-Westpac isho ngesitatimende esisemthethweni ukuthi i-Apple Pay manje izotholakala, okokuqala emikhakheni yayo yesifunda. I-St George, i-BankSA kanye ne-Bank of Melbourne lapho amakhasimende abo ane-Visa debit efanelekile noma ikhadi lesikweletu bazoba ngabokuqala. Lesi sinqumo sokwenza ipulatifomu yokukhokha kuqala kumikhiqizo yaso yesifunda senziwa ukuze ibhange ngokwalo livuselele ubuchwepheshe balo ngaphambi kokwethulwa kukazwelonke.
Ngamazwi esiphathimandla esiphezulu sezabathengi ebhange, uDavid Lindberg: "Sifuna ukuqinisekisa amakhasimende eWestpac ukuthi sisebenzela ukuwalethela i-Apple Pay ngokushesha okukhulu, ngenkathi sikhipha ubuchwepheshe kuzinkundla zethu ezahlukene zamabhange."
Ngeke kuze kufike ku-2020 lapho amakhasimende asebhange laseWestpac angasebenzisa lobu buchwephesheNjengoba yasungulwa eSpain, mina uqobo ngingakutshela ukuthi angazi ukuthi ngilithathaphi ikhadi elibonakalayo ebhange lami.
Uma unesifiso sokwazi wonke amabhange asekela i-Apple Pay njengamanje, kufanele kuphela finyelela ekhasini elinikwe amandla i-Apple ngalezi zinhloso.