Apple is set to enhance transit support in iOS 12.3, allowing an existing EMV (Amex, Visa or Mastercard) card to be used for 'Express Transit'
Apple Pay
Apple Pay offers a little known feature called 'Express Transit', allowing you to use Apple Pay at transport readers without needing to authenticate, and iOS 12.3 adds support for using payment cards.
NAB (or the National Australia Bank) has finally followed CommBank and introduced support for Apple Pay, along with their sister brand, UBank.
TriMet is the first transit provider to support Apple Wallet in North America with the 'Hop Fastpass', supporting concession fares, and longer term passes which aren't available with payment cards in Apple Pay.
Today's email from Apple brings discounts between 20% and 30% at some of Australia's biggest fashion retailers when using Apple Pay until September 7 - a rare offer for Australians compared to Apple Pay offers in the US.
It's that time of year - get 20% to 40% off at some of Australia's biggest fashion retailers when using Apple Pay until December 10
With more and more online stores accepting Apple Pay (like Billabong and Roses Only), use it to buy some Mother's Day gifts and save up to 25%.
After being discovered in earlier iOS 15.5 beta versions, Apple has now rolled out adding your Apple Account card to users in the United States; keep track of your balance & spend in physical Apple Stores.