Apple Pay Romania. How do you pay at the POS and which are compatible with the mobile payment system in Romania are two very important questions for anyone who has activated their iPhone or Apple Watch. You already know for sure that Apple Pay Romania is also available for iPad and Mac, but unfortunately on these types of Apple products only payments can be made online and in applications, or only within the applications.
Apple Pay Romania. How do you pay at the POS?
Apple Pay Romania. We are talking about an extremely simple mobile payment system, which works almost as easily and quickly as a bank card, so there are no disadvantages. To make mobile payments at the POS with Apple Pay Romania, there are two methods, described by the Apple company, one for phones that have a Home button and Touch ID, or for phones that no longer have a Home button, but have Face ID implemented.
- For iPhone 8 or older models, press the Home button to unlock with Touch ID and bring the phone closer to the POS, and the payment will be authorized.
- For iPhone X/XS/XR, press the side button twice to authenticate with Face ID, then bring the phone closer to the POS terminal.
Apple Pay Romania. Practically, in both situations it is necessary for the phone to be authenticated if it is blocked, but if it is unlocked, the POS should be recognized immediately without pressing any button, then only authentication is required. The payment itself via Apple Pay Romania is made immediately, as quickly as with a bank card, and the phone will play a sound to confirm that the payment has been authorized.
Simple and easy.
Apple Pay Romania. What POS are Compatible?
Apple Pay Romania. Any POS where you can pay contactless with any kind of card is compatible with the mobile payment system that was launched by the Apple company in Romania today. The two icons above are recommended by the Apple company as the ones where you can also pay with Apple Pay Romania, but it is unlikely that any store now has any stickers with Apple Pay, but those for contactless payments are on almost any POS .
Apple Pay Romania. All large hypermarkets have POS that allow contactless payments, and otherwise, it is quite difficult to find stores that have POS that only allow physical payments, by inserting the card into the reader. Of course, it also depends on which city you live in, and this is because Apple Pay Romania should be able to be used almost anywhere in medium and large cities, but in small ones you may still have some problems.
Apple Pay Romania. Which banks offer support for adding cards?
Apple Pay Romania. Officially, in our country there is support for the following financial institutions, only some of them are banks, or classic banks:
- ING Bank
- Banca Transilvania
- Edenred - company issuing vouchers and prepaid cards for salary benefits
- Mone
- Orange Money
- Unicredit Bank
- Revolut
Apple Pay Romania. Which iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac are compatible?
Apple Pay Romania. The following types of Apple products are currently compatible with the mobile payment system in Romania:
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6
- 6 iPhone Plus
- iPhone 6s
- 6s iPhone Plus
- iPhone 7
- 7 iPhone Plus
- iPhone 8
- 8 iPhone Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPad mini 3
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Pro
- iPad
- Apple Watch – all models
- MacBook Pro with Touch ID
