Apple Pay's Visa support, why it took so long

After a long period of silence, Apple Pay (domestic) now supports Visa. As previously reported, currently there are only a limited number of domestically issued cards that can be registered with the Visa brand, but cards that have already announced support for Apple Pay, which can be registered as iD or QUICPay, will soon be available. seems to be available.

Visa finally supports Apple Pay in Japan. "Visa touch payment" on iPhone

With the lifting of the ban on the use of the Visa brand on Apple Pay, the first thing that comes to mind is that the "Visa touch payment" mechanism will be available on the iPhone.

Fortunately, many chain stores, including major convenience stores, support EMV Contactless's "touch payment", and for small and medium-sized retailers that support the same payment method, such as Recruit's "Air Pay" and "Square". services are also emerging.

However, I think that the biggest benefit for domestic use with this support is that "apps and online payments under the Visa brand" are now possible. For example, without bothering to register a credit card in the Suica app, it is possible to charge the balance directly from Apple Pay on the iPhone Wallet app.

It can be said that with this support, Visa brand credit cards can be used for the first time on devices that do not have NFC functions, such as iPads and Macs.