“Until Apple itself gives us some solid figures, it’s hard to know exactly how widespread Apple Pay is among Apple Watch wearers”.
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The latest Square Cash release affords anyone the ability to quickly send a payment to friends, family, or anyone nearby conveniently from their Apple Watch.
The Square Cash app for is available in the Apple App Store, and can be used with Apple Watch starting today.
The watch-friendly counterpart to Square Cash also sports a pared-down interface that does away with the app’s numerical keypad.
Drilling down further, 62 percent of those polled who use Apple Pay said they prefer to buy from retailers due at least in part to the business’s decision to support Apple Pay.
Mobile payments have made it so that you don’t have to take out your wallet to pay.
The service lets Apple devices, including the iPad, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and Apple Watch, wirelessly communicate with point of sale systems using a near field communication (NFC) antenna.
If given the choice, 79% of respondents would much rather use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch. The other 20% have claimed that they “do not perceive a benefit” from using Apple Pay, and that their current methods of payments meet their security standards. Apple Watch will not ask for a password as long as it is on the user’s wrist.
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While the survey suggests Watch owners are satisfied with Apple Pay, a recent survey by PYMNTS.com and InfoScout indicated the platform is struggling overall. For more information on the new Apple Watch app jump over to the Square website for details. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s Watch will account for most of the Apple Pay users, as they tend to make purchases through Apple Pay service, according to a new data come from research firm Wristly.
