Apple Pay copies PayPal

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

Around 200,000 websites now support Apple Pay, Computerworld reported. To use the service consumers must get the Apple Pay button online.

Mac desktop and laptop users must authenticate all purchases; having a finger marks scan by using an iPhone, or possibly a double discuss a Mac Watch. Which means Mac users with an Android phone will probably be in a hopeless situation.

Users will also have to perform their shopping in Apple’s Safari browser. Computerworld reported how the next Mac Main system; Sierra, enables people to pay with Apple Pay with no finger print scan – as long as they login through an iCloud account. Since Sierra is just not yet available, it appears as if Mac users might have to buy an iPhone to travel internet shopping.

Or they are able to only use PayPal; which does not need a fingerprint, or their charge card. One has to 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 United States: Walmart.com. Since both Walmart and Amazon are pushing their very own payment solutions it’s unlikely that either of which can get on the Apple Pay bandwagon any time soon.

Venmo Meet Siri

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

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

It appears to be if PayPal instead of Apple could be the way ahead for web social media payment. Apple Pay seems doomed to remain a distinct segment product. One must wonder if which means PayPal might soon support Apple Pay.

Apple Pay Going to Japan, Russia and New Zealand

It seems to be if there could be a greater market for Apple Pay away from US in comparison to its home country. A theory Tim Cook generally seems to agree with; Fortune reported that Apple has plans to roll Apple Shell out in Japan, Russia and Nz this fall.