Apple Pay copies PayPal

Apple (NASDAQ: AMZN) is trying to improve Apple Pay’s popularity by subtracting a website out of PayPal’s playbook. On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, Apple updated its systems so enable Apple Pay users will probably pay online.

Around 200,000 websites now support Apple Pay, Computerworld reported. To work with the service consumers will have to get the Apple Pay button on a website.

Mac desktop and laptop users will have to authenticate all purchases; which has a finger print scan with an iPhone, or even a double discuss a Mac Watch. That means Mac users with the Android phone will likely be at a complete loss.

Users may also have to complete their shopping in Apple’s Safari browser. Computerworld reported that this next Mac Operating-system; Sierra, will permit people to pay with Apple Pay with out a finger marks scan – after they login via an iCloud account. Since Sierra is not yet available, it appears as though Mac users may need to buy an apple iphone to visit online shopping.

Or they can only use PayPal; which does not need a fingerprint, or their bank card. One must wonder why anybody would work with Apple’s payment solution.

Another major drawback is many major websites; including the biggest name in US online retail Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), still don’t take Apple Pay. Also refusing to look at Apple Pay may be the second largest online general merchandise retailer in the usa: Walmart.com. Since both Walmart and Amazon are pushing their unique payment solutions it is unlikely that either of these will get about the Apple Pay bandwagon soon.

Venmo Meet Siri

It looks as if Apple Pay is not an serious threat to PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL). Instead PayPal is in fact expanding to Apple; its’ Venmo money-transfer app is now integrated with iOS 10.

That means Venmo users can send money using Siri and iMessage, Venmo’s blog claimed. A Venmo user may even say hey Siri send Joe $30 and will also happen.

It appears to be if PayPal and not Apple could be the future of web social websites payment. Apple Pay seems doomed to stay a distinct segment product. One must wonder if because of this PayPal might soon support Apple Pay.

Apple Pay Coming to Japan, Russia and New Zealand

It appears to be if there may be a greater market for Apple Pay outside of the US when compared to its home country. A theory Tim Cook appears to go along with; Fortune reported that Apple has intends to roll Apple Shell out in Japan, Russia and New Zealand this fall.