When will Monzo support Apple Pay?

I think £30 limit for contactless card payment is with your physical card and as we know Monzo issue contactless-enabled cards so obviously they will not put that up on the roadmap.
I am just urging to think a bit logically - If Monzo staff are saying they can’t talk specifically about Apply Pay but would like to support it then it pretty much makes sense what Mobile NFC Payments means in this context because that’s what this payment technology is called…

1 Like

£30 is certainly the limit for any contactless payment in the UK. I hope you are right in that ApplePay is part of the Mobile NFC Payments on the roadmap, but I can’t see that happening. ApplePay is it’s own thing as the security behind it is different to other payment methods which have been mentioned. In the meantime, I’ll use Starling for ApplePay and Monzo for everything else.

Why not?

It is but that’s not a reason why it wouldn’t be that card. Also, there’s really not a lot of point in Monzo working on those other payment methods because demand’s very low.

I’d be surprised if Monzo don’t advertise the fact that Apple Pay is coming, and they suddenly spring it on us. Apple Pay is a huge deal to quite a few people, so I’d have thought that it would be advertised beforehand. I really hope I’m wrong though! You’re right about the other methods. I don’t know anybody who uses any of them.

Isn’t that exactly how Apple does it’s marketing?

To be fair, I don’t believe that, that’s the reason as Starling did mention it in advance.

3 Likes

Not so much anymore, I don’t think. They used to, and it went down extremely well. I’m not trying to argue against anyone, and I really hope I’m wrong. Need that Apple Pay in my life! :smile:

I’ll leave this comment from Monzo @simonb for you to bit reassured I guess :wink:

3 Likes

I wonder if the delay and silence is something to do with Apple Cash. Maybe Monzo will be involved in some way?

2 Likes

I’m guessing they want to tell us it’s coming but can’t.

Maybe we can use code? If someone from Monzo could say…

‘No comment’ means ‘it’s coming soon and we can’t say anything because of Apple’
‘You’ll be the first to know’ means ‘it’s not on our roadmap yet.’

1 Like

This might seem a bit naive but has anyone thought to ask Apple? (No idea how though!)

They could have done something like this as a workaround for NDAs:

Maybe they can do it in the future :smile:

1 Like

I mean Steve Jobs has replied to some e-mails in the past:

To a Mac owner whose computer got wet and was having no luck with Apple Care replacing his laptop:
“This is what happens when your MacBook Pro sustains water damage. They are pro machines and they don’t like water. It sounds like you’re just looking for someone to get mad at other than yourself.”

Response to an iPhone 4 owner who was a victim of “Antennagate”
“Just avoid holding it that way.”

To an eager college journalist who was dumbfounded that Apple’s media relations team hadn’t replied to her
“Please leave us alone.”

Tim Cook is similarly replying to some e-mails.

3 Likes

Maybe there’ll be no need for Monzo to support Apple Pay?

ok. just completed my move to Monzo, all direct debits moved etc. went to add the account details to my apple wallet and boom ‘not available for this provider’. had i been aware of this i wouldn’t have completed my switch and Monzo would have continued to be my novelty ‘techie’ account. Just when i thought Monzo had it all…this rather big hole reveals itself.

come on, get with the program. when is this coming. at least if you just tell us ‘it’s not coming’ or ‘no time soon’ or ‘not this year’, i can get on with moving back! no update by easter then i’m gone

3 Likes

Firstly, welcome to the community!
From what I have gathered, Monzo can’t speak about it due to clntractual reasons. Tom Bloomfield (the CEO) posted something along the line of “it’s almost like we are legally compelled not to speak about certain subjects”, I can’t remember the exact wording. So since they can’t say anything about it, all we can do at this stage is sit back and wait.

However, the likely fact of an NDA being in place would mean that it’s in progress.

4 Likes

It’ll be here before Christmas. How far before, and which Christmas, no one knows.

7 Likes

@simonb dropped a hint, telling someone who wanted to leave Monzo due to the lack of Apple Pay support that they might want reconsider Monzo’s services in a few months. It’s a long thread, so I won’t bother looking it up. Obviously, he can’t say exactly when it will be released.

2 Likes

Hey Daniel - as @MRMR said Simon from Monzo gave an update hinting that it could be here in a few months.

(Click the down arrow to expand and see the full reply)

1 Like

Personally I believe Apple is testing Monzo’s internal technology thoroughly before allowing them to announce Apple Pay. Running Apple Pay on an approved payment provider like wirecard would be relatively easy since Apple has already certified the tech. Monzo need to get everything approved first and I can imagine Apple doesn’t want any announcements until they’re satisfied that the software is up to scratch.

Saying that I’m also very impatient so hurry up Monzo :yum:

7 Likes