Worldpay, a leading global provider of payments services, has announced support for Apple’s revolutionary Apple Pay.
Worldpay merchants with NFC-enabled payment terminals are now able to accept Apple Pay from customers using iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Apple Pay offers an easy, secure and private way to pay. It has been Worldpay’s ongoing practice to provide merchants with future-ready payment acceptance capabilities and products that are compatible with the constantly evolving payments ecosystem. In addition, Worldpay has been deploying NFC capable solutions for merchants for many years to enable payments acceptance. Apple Pay fits with Worldpay’s strategy to offer simple and secure ways to accept payments.
“Enabling our merchants to process Apple Pay payments is a natural extension of Worldpay’s secure payment offerings,” said Tony Catalfano, President and CEO of Worldpay US, in a statement. “We are committed to ongoing improvements that enable our merchants to accept new methods of payment as they evolve and intersect with new technologies. For merchants, this is just one of many direct benefits they receive from Worldpay payment services,” adds Catalfano.
Firehouse Subs is a longtime Worldpay customer. “Firehouse Subs is excited to continue to be a leader in the industry with the early adoption of Apple Pay at select restaurants, as well as a nationwide roll out planned for first quarter of next year,” says Firehouse Subs CEO Don Fox, in a statement. “We’re always seeking ways to simplify operations and enhance the overall guest experience; Apple Pay allows us to do that while remaining competitive in a highly-engaged and evolving industry.”
As part of Worldpay’s thought leadership efforts, Worldpay will host a FREE educational webinar, “What you need to know about Apple Pay and mobile wallets,” on November 11, 2014, from 2 – 3 pm EST. Worldpay product experts will explain the benefits of accepting mobile wallets and provide real life examples to demonstrate just how easy it is to enable a business to do so. Merchants should click here to register.
Source: Worldpay
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Worldpay merchants with NFC-enabled payment terminals are now,/b> able to accept Apple Pay
Would someone please clarify this? I keep hearing that any merchant with an NFC payment terminal can already accept Apple Pay. But then I see articles like this, where some network trumpets how they’re “accepting” Apple Pay.
So what is it? Can any merchant with NFC take Apple Pay? Or does their payment network have to do something to enable it?
——RM
Well that didn’t work. Let me try again:
Worldpay merchants with NFC-enabled payment terminals are now, able to accept Apple Pay
——RM
Apparently the network connecting the terminal to the upstream processors also needs to support the secure token process that ApplePay uses. Many chains have intermediate systems that collect and store credit card numbers, and those systems may be getting confused and blocking the ApplePay transactions. That’s my best guess.
“Apparently the network connecting the terminal to the upstream processors also needs to support the secure token process that ApplePay uses.”
I believe that’s wrong, and that all of the intermediate systems are passing the same number and type of data fields as they have been. For example the device token is being sent as a credit card number.
I also believe that the only parts of the system that need new knowledge of apple pay (or new data fields) are the banks (backing up the credit card) and the iphone.
my understanding is that no credit card information leaves your phone. An encrypted, one-time transaction code is sent with an identifying code embedded that identifies your account when it arrives at the bank’s processing center. Nothing that would be of any value to a thief is transmitted.
“my understanding is that no credit card information leaves your phone”
That is correct. But why are you mentioning that in a reply to my statement?
“For example the device token is being sent as a credit card number.”
Just to make sure that people understand that no credit card number, even encrypted, leaves the phone.
I understand and agree that my statement could be misinterpreted in that way.
Thanks for pointing that out and clarifying the issue
Correct. But the token format is a 16-digit number that passes credit card number validation. So it’s sort of a “credit card number”. even though it can’t be used to access an account without additional encrypted information that can only be generated by the originating device.
——RM
It’s also a one-time number that is never used again. Useless to a crook if intercepted.
YES! Keep my stock going UP!
“Enabling our merchants to process Apple Pay payments is a natural extension of Worldpay’s secure payment offerings”
What’s the likelihood that this “Enabling” by World Pay was accomplished with no actual ACTIONS on the part of World Pay?
Given that we’ve been told that any NFC payment system should already work with ApplePay, I’d say very likely.
This is not a bad thing, of course.
Band of America Apple Pay support team tonight told us that they have 2 floors dedicated to handling the incredible response.