Company Apple celebrated its tenth anniversary of service Apple Pay, which has become an indispensable part of the daily life of many users. Jennifer Bailey, Supervisor Apple Pay a Apple Wallet, in an interview with The Points Guy, provided information about current and future features related to Apple Pay, such as integrating car keys and IDs into the app Wallet.
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Although Apple Pay wasn't an instant hit with consumers, Bailey said the company has "worked really hard" over the past decade to create a "great customer experience." Along with how mobile payments through Apple Pay have become widely available and better known, the responsible people at the Cupetin company are focusing on expanding the possibilities of the Wallet application in order to make it more useful. In 2020 Apple introduced support for digital car keys, an implementation of the Digital Key standard that uses NFCThis feature is designed to allow iPhone users and Apple Watch store a key for a compatible vehicle in the app Wallet, and several manufacturers have already implemented this support. Apple cooperates with more than 30 car manufacturers on car keys.
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As support for car keys expands, Bailey sees the future in the availability of digital car keys for rentals and lending as well. "You can imagine a rental car company giving you a digital car key that you can use to unlock and use the car," Bailey said in this regard. Some hotel chains have already rolled out support for accessing a hotel room with a key stored in a native Wallet, so it's not hard to imagine this kind of functionality expanding to cars over time. According to Bailey, the use is Apple Pay great for public transport. Apple launched support for digital IDs and driver's licenses in 2022, and while it's taken some time to get off the ground, Bailey is confident that adoption will accelerate because she says the capabilities of a digital ID are really cool. Bailey points out that there may still be a long way to go before implementing all the mentioned innovations. As can be seen Apple Pay is developing not only as a payment system, but as a comprehensive tool for everyday life. With the integration of car keys, digital IDs and other functions se Apple trying to create a future where Wallet an indispensable tool for all users.
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