Apple Pay

iPhone wallet service

Apple Pay is a mobile payment service that lets users make purchases by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch at a checkout terminal.

The technology stores credit and debit card information securely, eliminating the need to carry physical cards: I left my wallet at home but paid with Apple Pay.

The service also works for online purchases and peer-to-peer transfers.

Related

transaction · checkout · in-app purchase · tap · double click · iPhone · tokenization · mobile payments · mobile wallet · NFC · cashless · credit card · debit card · digital wallet · encryption · biometric authentication · swipe · passcode

Categories
Opposites
payment method physicality

Apple Paycash

Ready spending funds

paper money · coins · hard currency · banknotes · cold hard cash

technological sophistication

Apple Paycash payment

Transaction using physical currency

check · personal check · money order · traveler's checks · barter

corporate ecosystem

Apple PayGoogle Pay

Smartphone payment platform

PayPal · Venmo

Family

pay, Apple

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G