Originally Posted by
BFG
With regards to ApplePay (and a host of other payment options), those technologies and tools are aimed at point-of-sale. EG, Walmart, Target, supermarkets etc.
Pushpay on the other hand, is aimed at non-point-of-sale. This, in the main, means churches and charities for Pushpay. However, there is other non-point-of-sale uses that could include enterprise (think of paying utility bills, particularly where you are a late payee), or where you might have an ongoing relationship with a merchant, such as a plumber, personal trainer or similar.
You would never use Pushpay to pay for your new kettle at Briscoes.
If ApplePay picks up in NZ, then it will be in places like Briscoes, Farmers, Starbucks, and Countdown. It is a product designed for payments to a merchant integrated with a cashier system that tabulates a sum. It’s not a donation tool, or a means by which companies recover costs from clients. It doesn’t do bank account withdrawals either, just credit cards.
Big differences here, just like when everyone was worried about Mobile Embrace (MBE.AX) being taken out by ApplePay. Not going to happen!