With Apple Pay rumored to be launching later this week, 9to5Mac has obtained purported screenshots from an Apple training manual which show, amongst other items, how the sign-up process will operate.
In typical Apple fashion, getting started with Apple Pay appears to be a straightforward affair. Users will have the ability to set up the service either from the Passbook app itself or via a new option within the settings pane dubbed "Passbook & Apple Pay." Adding a particular credit or debit card is as simple as using a card already associated with one's iTunes account. New cards can be added to the app via a photo or by manually entering in the appropriate card information.
Notably, the training manual obtained by 9to5Mac provides a number of additional details about Apple Pay that were previously undisclosed.
Interestingly, the Passbook/Apple Pay settings will have deep ties to the credit card companies and banks involved in the service. For each connected credit card/bank, users will have a simple list of recent transactions, quick access to download an accompanying App Store app, the ability to contact their bank, the option to receive push notifications, and a display of both their credit card's number and the unique device account number. Another cool tidbit is that if a credit card expires, Passbook will automatically update the card with the new expiration date from the credit card company. Users will not need to delete and re-add the card; they will simply receive a push notification alerting them that the changed occurred.
The report further adds that Apple Pay will be able to hold up to 8 credit/debit cards per device and that employee training for the impending service has already begun.
While Apple hasn't yet announced an official launch date for its mobile payment service, an alleged internal memo from Walgreens indicates that the service is scheduled go live this coming weekend. Perhaps bolstering that notion, the following photo was recently spotted at a Whole Foods in the Denver area. Remember that Whole Foods is an Apple Pay launch partner.
As we've previously reported, Apple Pay has been set up to be extremely secure and is the culmination of months of hard work and close collaboration between Apple, credit card companies, and some of the largest banks in the country.
When Apple Pay goes live, it will be available in 220,000 merchant locations across the country. The list of launch partners includes McDonalds, Whole Foods, Subway, Macys, Walgreens, Nike, and Disney.
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