{"id":7023,"date":"2015-08-13T06:58:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T06:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2024-10-13T15:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T15:57:21","slug":"5-apple-pay-experiences-that-will-enhance-your-night-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/5-apple-pay-experiences-that-will-enhance-your-night-out\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Apple Pay Experiences That Will Enhance Your Night Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ll drink to that. We’re pretty sure you will too. And not to drown sorrows over the news\u00a0Apple Payments took a slight slump<\/a>. But because even though it’s only mid week, there have been a lot of important announcements around\u00a0Mobile Wallet<\/a>, Apple Pay\u00a0and\u00a0mobile payments<\/a>. Announcements\u00a0that will enhance your next night out. Announcements we’re sure you’ll want to\u00a0celebrate. Including PayPal’s latest news. Which is why we’ve compiled the following list\u00a0–\u00a0a step-by-step guide to getting merry with mobile payments, if you will – entitled\u00a0‘5 Apple Pay experiences that\u00a0will enhance your night out’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Apple Pay Experience 1 – Finding An Establishment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There’s a fast way to finding an Apple Pay experience around\u00a0you. Right now.\u00a0All you need is the MasterCard Nearby\u00a0app<\/a>. Simply open it up, allow location access, and even if you are not using MasterCard as your preferred\u00a0method of Mobile Wallet payment, Nearby\u00a0shows you all the locations in your area that accept the mobile payment service.<\/a> Which means finding your next watering hole even easier.<\/p>\n

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Find an Apple Pay experience with MasterCard Nearby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Apple Pay Experience 2 –\u00a0Getting To An Establishment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Now you’ve got the venue, you can get there just as easily. Well, if you’re in New York<\/a>, Boston and parts of the UK<\/a> you can. Apple Pay has been found to work in at least some New York taxis, since October 2014. Which means the payment experience\u00a0is now most likely a lot smoother than the ride. And it’s in part due to Apple’s decision to support existing contact-less payment infrastructure that you can find\u00a0in most merchants, not just taxis.<\/p>\n

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Apple Pay experience inside a New York Taxi, thanks to @laneceulanoff on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh and if you can afford it, there’s an Apple Pay experience waiting for you inside the UBER app<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

Apple Pay Experience 3 –\u00a0Paying The Bill<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let’s face it,\u00a0a lot of establishments already take Apple Pay<\/a>. Over 700,000<\/a>. And that includes a few Coke machines. But you might be fancying a tipple from a less popular venue. Dare I say it, a more ‘hipster-esq’ microbrewery. But don’t worry.\u00a0The answer is HERE<\/a>, from PayPal.
\nPayPal have just launched\u00a0a version of their mobile card reader ‘HERE’ that now accepts NFC payments, including Apple Pay. It’s another bold move from the virtual payment company started by notable visionary Elon Musk<\/a>, shortly after they split from eBay<\/a>. Which means even the\u00a0smallest of watering holes can now accept and offer you\u00a0an Apple Pay experience. Which is\u00a0something we can all drink to.<\/p>\n

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Apple Pay experience can be everywhere with PayPal here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Apple Pay Experience 4 –\u00a0Settling A Beverage Induced\u00a0Bet<\/strong><\/h3>\n

New Apple patent<\/a>s are a wonderful thing. There are cult followings devoted to\u00a0trawling the Internet for clues and new submissions, just for a scrap\u00a0of evidence that a new feature or function will soon emerge. Because\u00a0despite\u00a0being accompanied\u00a0by rather\u00a0crude drawings, you can usually gather\u00a0a lot from a simple patent. Just like the one we recently\u00a0uncovered, which will offer you an exciting new Apple Pay experience.<\/a>
\nApple will soon let people send content to one another directly through their native\u00a0Passbook app\u00a0(soon to be Apple Wallet in iOS 9). At the moment they imply that content is money (payments), but the real value will come in leveraging this new patent (peer-to-peer sharing through Apple Wallet) for more diverse mobile wallet<\/a> content, like event tickets, loyalty points, club member status and more.
\nIt basically means you can settle any bill, debt or beverage induced bet with one simple Apple Pay experience.<\/p>\n

Apple Pay Experience 5 –\u00a0Recovering The Next Day
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And lastly, a stunning piece\u00a0of news from the US has meant that Apple Pay is about to take off even more. With the announcement that Rite Aid will now backtrack on their CurrentC standpoint. Originally Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) loyal merchants turned off Apple Pay and Android\u00a0Pay<\/a>\u00a0functionality in their stores, as a sign of allegiance to MCX (who are developing their own mobile payment platform). A blow to Apple Pay experiences across the US, but one that would mean they wouldn’t have to pay Credit Card “swipe fees” – MCX’s proposed\u00a0CurrentC Checkout App<\/a> wouldn’t charge\u00a0merchants for transactions. However,\u00a0things have changed.
\nCurrentC is yet to launch (it’s been promised for a while) and it’s leaving a lot of MCX loyal merchants behind.\u00a0Which is why companies like Rite Aid are turning Apple Pay back on. What this means for you is that you can now recover from your Apple Pay experience night out with a pain relief\u00a0purchase at Rite Aid, using Apple Pay.
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BONUS Apple Pay Experience 6 –\u00a0Take Off To\u00a0A Better Night<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bars are one thing, but relaxing in a private\u00a0jet is out of this world. Or at least pretty far above any other Apple Pay experience. But that’s\u00a0exactly what you can now do with mobile payments. The SkyJet <\/a>Apple Pay experience lets you charter an on-demand private jet with your mobile, using Apple Pay to finish the\u00a0transaction on phone (as opposed to using an NFC payment device in a merchant).<\/p>\n

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SkyJet Apple Pay experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s certainly\u00a0one way to start\/end your Apple Pay experience night out. And if you\u00a0need any more excuses to book your own\u00a0private SkyJet, they’re giving away<\/a> a free Apple Watch<\/a> or iPad for the first\u00a050 bookings\u00a0using\u00a0their new SkyJet iOS\u00a0app.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apple Pay Experience On A Night Out –\u00a0Key Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Apple Pay works (in the US and UK so far). It works well, in a lot of places. And there\u00a0are a lot more to come. Plus\u00a0with companies like Rite Aid giving in to Apple Pay – seeing the potential of O2O solutions – you’ll soon see it everywhere. So go out, and enjoy an Apple Pay experience of your very own. Make a night of it.
\nAnd raise\u00a0a glass to\u00a0the future.
\nCheers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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