Πριν λίγες ώρες η Revolut ανακοίνωσε ότι οι κάρτες που αποστέλλονται από τις 17/6/2016 και μετά θα είναι και contactless (θα υποστηρίζουν δηλαδή ανέπαφες συναλλαγές).
Αυτό σε συνδυασμό με την υποστήριξη του ApplePay από την Barclays, ίσως να είναι ένα πολύ καλό βήμα για να μπορούν σύντομα να χρησιμοποιήσουν το ApplePay οι κάτοχοι Revolut.
Δυστυχώς οι ήδη υπάρχοντες συνδρομητές που έχουν πάρει κάρτα δεν μπορούν ακόμα να αλλάξουν τις υπάρχουσες κάρτες τους με ανέπαφες, κάτι το οποίο θα είναι δυνατό στο άμεσο μέλλον.
Αναλυτικά η ανακοίνωση της εταιρείας:
Touch it, Tap it, Rev it! Welcome to Revolut contactless!
All Revolut Cards ordered from June 17th 2016 will be contactless!
We initially hoped to launch contactless cards for both new and existing Revolut customers. However, over the last months we have experienced extremely high demand for our cards.
We’re sorry to say that for the moment we will only be able to provide new Revolut customers with a contactless card, whilst those with existing cards will be able to switch in the very near future.
What is contactless?
Contactless is a fast and easy way to pay for purchases in the UK costing £30 and under. It allows you to make contactless payments wherever you see the contactless symbol; just hold your Revolut Card over the card reader to pay.
Revolut contactless is accepted at roughly 410,000 terminals in the UK, 2.6m terminals across Europe and millions more around the globe.
Is it secure?
Yes! If you lose your Revolut Card, just block it straight away in the ‘Card’ section of the app. If you find it again, you can simply unblock it.
If you turn location based security on in the app we’ll use your phone’s location to determine if your card has been compromised. If your phone’s geolocation is different to an attempted transaction made with your Revolut Card, we’ll block it.
Instances of contactless fraud are actually pretty rare. In the first half of 2015, contactless transactions represented less than 0.2% of all cases of card fraud in the UK.
Keep in mind:
The contactless transaction limit of £30 varies by country. For example, the equivalent is €25 (£18) in France, $100 (£48) in Canada or $100 (£45 in Australia).
Whilst Europe and the United States have been rapidly adopting contactless payments, pick up in other areas of the world has been slower. Make sure you know the PIN for your Revolut Card found in the ‘Card’ section of the app.
Transport For London:
If you use Revolut contactless with Transport For London (TFL), who run the tubes and buses in London, we will block £10 called ‘TFL authorisation’. The £10 will be released after 5 days. Your Revolut Card won’t work with TFL if your balance is below £10.
TFL will deduct the payment for your journey from your available balance rather than the £10 ‘TFL authorisation’. The process is like this:
If you tap in again within 5 days, the first £10 will be released and a new £10 will be blocked for 5 days.
The reason for this is because TFL authorise contactless payments in a particular way. As the payment amount depends on your travel over a period of time, when you first tap in TFL authorise your payment. They then debit the amount for your journey later. To ensure that you have enough funds in your account to cover your journey, Revolut blocks £10 as a deposit.
TFL ticket inspectors cannot currently read the Revolut Card using their existing terminals. If you explain you tapped in and it’s a known issue with prepaid cards you should be fine. If you have any issues, please contact our in-app support.
Welcome to Revolut contactless.
Τελευταία επεξεργασία από: nsxbass, 23/06/2016 - 19:48