Well yes, it seems that the day has come, and it is that after two years of the launch of Apple Pay in the United States It seems that the Cupertino boys have reached a agreement with several financial entities in Spain, to launch Apple Pay in Spain. The wait has been long, but who knows if this delay brings us a much more stable service than the one launched back in September 2014 in the United States.
El Banco Santander is one of the first to start with Apple Pay, a news that yesterday leaked in several Spanish blogs specialized in the Apple world that confirms that the largest bank in Spain would be the first to agree to add its bank cards to Apple's financial payments service, Apple Pay. There have been many who have asked about the subject, many others will surely be interested in opening an account in this Spanish bank, but wait ... And the fact is that a launch of this type cannot be left alone in a single bank ... Carrefour also joins Apple Pay, it will do so with the PASS Card of its subsidiary Carrefour Financial Services ...
In the image that heads the post you can see the virtual card that will be created for you when you add the PASS card to your Apple Pay, we have tested it and it can be added perfectly (you will get the legal terms of Carrefour Financial Services). Great news since in this case we will not have to go through a bank to use Apple Pay. We do not want to advertise this credit card, but we tell you that it consists of a free card that allows cash or credit payment, and offers interest-free financing. Besides all Purchases made with the PASS Card will accumulate a percentage that will be returned to you in Carrefour vouchers, what they call «CheckAhorro».
Something very interesting since you can use this card with any of your bank accounts since the card will use your usual bank to make the corresponding spill at the end of the month, or within the term that you have established. An agreement, that of Apple Pay and Carrefour that has been in the kitchen for several months but has not been able to talk about before as it is a brand strategy. Imagine the Carrefour PASS Cards that will be issued in the coming months ...
Great news. I have owned the Pass for years and use it very often. Registered on the iphone and the watch without problems. Now I just need to go buy something to see if it kicks in. It will be a hesitant to pay with the clock ...
That you can use that very well, the bad thing about the Carrefour card is the high interest if the purchases are in installments, so I recommend avoiding it as much as possible.