Apple Pay support is expanding yet again, this time to nearly 200,000 self-service machines (i.e. vending machines) across the United States. The machines, run by USA Technologies, have all been remotely updated to support the contactless payment system Apple introduced with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
But it's not just vending machines that are getting the Apple Pay treatment:
This immediately adds approximately 200,000 Apple Pay acceptance points to the growing list of locations officially supporting Apple Pay, bringing the advanced mobile payments service to owners and operators of coffee brewers, vending machines, kiosks, laundry equipment, parking pay stations and other self-serve appliances.
Yes, parking meters, coffee brewers, and more, all just waiting for your NFC. And this has all be remotely-enabled, as USA Technologies notes, they've been putting NFC chips in their systems for the past decade. Pretty much any machine that you see bearing their "ePort" payment now will accept payments via Apple Pay. So go, get thee a bottle of Diet Coke and pay for it with your phone.
Source: USA Technologies; Via: 9to5Mac
