Following our report yesterday that some card types are not yet supported with Apple Pay, today Amazon confirmed in a statement to GeekWire that its working to offer support for its Amazon Rewards Visa Cards.
A Chase spokesman confirmed to GeekWire that Amazon is not supporting Apple Pay initially, but did not provide a reason… But an Amazon spokesman confirmed to GeekWire this evening it is working to enable the Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card for use on Apple Pay, although declined to say when it would be available.
Yesterday we noted that some co-branded cards, as well as other card types from business cards to prepaid cards, are not yet supported on Apple Pay through certain banks. Many readers reported that Amazon’s Rewards cards for Chase were not yet working, but today is our first official word from Amazon that its indeed not yet supporting the platform. Apple lists Chase as supporting co-branded cards, but it does warn users to contact their bank for information about specific cards that are supported.
As we noted yesterday, Apple’s support document confirms that only American Express and Capital One are listed as supporting small business credit cards, for example. Capital One and J.P. Morgan, on the other hand, don’t support Co-branded cards (Airline, hotel, retail, rewards), while the other banks do. Corporate cards are also not yet supported, while several readers report problems with some card types that are listed as supported in Apple’s chart (below).
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With the list of supported co-branded Chase cards, this smells of “wow! People figured it out. Pretty big stink. Better get this egg off our face.@
I’m in this camp. I made my displeasure heard. I’m thinking I wasn’t alone. I’ll give them a month, then I’ll go elsewhere. During that month, they’ll be noticing a drop in my activity level, as I go back to using my debit card via ApplePay for everyday purchases. Oh, and when they say to contact your bank for more info, they don’t have the slightest idea what to tell you.
I contacted Chase as well and was told the game information. The Amazon Visa will not support Apple Pay. It is good to hear that Amazon is working on adding support soon. Only time will tell!