topic Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet in Credit Cards

Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 16:52:16 GMT

Got this email for my Marvel MasterCard.

I know this has been a gripe with Synchrony for awhile. The red headed stepchild (PayPal) is not supported yet, I tried it. Maybe soon?

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 16:57:47 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Got this email for my Marvel MasterCard.

I know this has been a gripe with Synchrony for awhile. The red headed stepchild (PayPal) is not supported yet, I tried it. Maybe soon?

Is this different from simply adding a card to ApplePay/Samsung Pay/Google Pay, i.e. some extra wallet infrastructure?

The PPMC can be added to Samsung and Google pay

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:04:15 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Got this email for my Marvel MasterCard.

I know this has been a gripe with Synchrony for awhile. The red headed stepchild (PayPal) is not supported yet, I tried it. Maybe soon?
Is this different from simply adding a card to ApplePay/Samsung Pay/Google Pay, i.e. some extra wallet infrastructure?

The PPMC can be added to Samsung and Google pay

No it's the same as adding to a mobile wallet (that's what they're called). I tried to add PayPal to Apple Pay and it kicked back saying it's not supported. Let me try Google Pay.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:49:36 GMT

PayPal worked on Google Pay up to the point that they were supposed to send me a text message to verify. Neither one of my numbers received anything. I don't plan to actually use it so it's no big deal.

I wonder why Apple Pay doesn't work. The terms and conditions they sent through were for both android and iOS so maybe they just have an issue with my card.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 18:01:54 GMT

If they keep cutting CL's what good is a mobile wallet to anyone? lol

Kidding aside, it's nice that they finally joined the band wagon and offered this service. However i do agree that with the existence of other wllaets was it really a pressing need? I mean for simplicity sake, having all in one app makes sense. So coming late to the party isn't a good look.

As for the totally hands free appraoch, it's not exactly like you can go throogh checkout without toching that infernal machine at least once.

I still perfer tap & pay.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 18:04:34 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
If they keep cutting CL's what good is a mobile wallet to anyone? lol

Kidding aside, it's nice that they finally joined the band wagon and offered this service. However i do agree that with the existence of other wllaets was it really a pressing need? I mean for simplicity sake, having all in one app makes sense. So coming late to the party isn't a good look.

As for the totally hands free appraoch, it's not exactly like you can go throogh checkout without toching that infernal machine at least once.
I still perfer tap & pay.

This isn't a new wallet, they're announcing support for existing ones - Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. If you look at the bottom of the image, the icons for each of them are there.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

ToxikPH — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 02:38:49 GMT

Just added my Marvel MC to Apple Pay and slightly (very) disappointed that it uses some generic image rather than the Spider-man version I actually have on my card. Know it's not a big deal but is a slight annoyance to me. Same thing happens to Discover; wish Apple would let you set custom images.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Mv350 — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 07:20:03 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
PayPal worked on Google Pay up to the point that they were supposed to send me a text message to verify. Neither one of my numbers received anything. I don't plan to actually use it so it's no big deal.

I wonder why Apple Pay doesn't work. The terms and conditions they sent through were for both android and iOS so maybe they just have an issue with my card.

I was able to add my PPMC to samsung pay, but I had to call in the CS to have them enter the number for me. That is the only way to get the verification code to generate.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

ChargedUp — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:14:52 GMT

I had my Ebates/Rakuten Visa in my Samsung Pay wallet over a year ago?

Took a photo of the card with the app and it added no problem. The only card that I couldn't add was my *always quirky* Cap One Union Plus MC. It spit back as card not supported.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

UncleB — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 03:35:56 GMT

They are definitely playing favorites.

Last October they opened up mobile wallets for the CareCredit Mastercard, but there's still no love for the Sam's Club Mastercard (I just tried again).

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 03:41:00 GMT

@UncleB wrote:
They are definitely playing favorites.

Last October they opened up mobile wallets for the CareCredit Mastercard, but there's still no love for the Sam's Club Mastercard (I just tried again).

Yeah what's odd is that they were rolling out Apple Pay way back in 2015.

https://www.synchrony.com/synchrony-financial-integrates-private-label-credit-cards.html

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

staticvoidmain — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 06:01:40 GMT

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Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Gollum — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 07:47:14 GMT

Synchrony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchrony_Financial is store cards, CareCredit, etc. Generally speaking, those are occasional-use, low-end, high-cost credit products.

Android Pay (NFC: Near Field Communication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-field_communication), Apple Pay (dunno), and Samsung Pay (NFC with fall-back magnetic stripe emulation) are already fairly well established, so I would be very surprised if Synchrony were able to make a dent regarding tap 'n' pay / contactless payments.

Re: Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet

Gollum — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:02:50 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Got this email for my Marvel MasterCard.

I know this has been a gripe with Synchrony for awhile. The red headed stepchild (PayPal) is not supported yet, I tried it. Maybe soon?
Is this different from simply adding a card to ApplePay/Samsung Pay/Google Pay, i.e. some extra wallet infrastructure?

The PPMC can be added to Samsung and Google pay
No it's the same as adding to a mobile wallet (that's what they're called). I tried to add PayPal to Apple Pay and it kicked back saying it's not supported. Let me try Google Pay.

So "Synchrony rolling out mobile wallet" seems misleading if the only thing that is happening is that Synchrony store credit cards etc. might be able to be used for tap 'n' pay.