PayByPhone to support Apple Pay in U.K.

PayByPhone will add Apple Pay as a payment option for U.K. drivers later this year, as competition in the fast-growing market for mobile payment apps intensifies.

Drivers who download the PayByPhone app may link a payment card in the iPhone’s Wallet app, eliminating the need to carry cash or coins, PayByPhone said in a Wednesday press release.

Not coincidentally, PayByPhone emphasized the security of Apple Pay’s technology. Another mobile parking app available in the U.K., RingGo, made headlines earlier this month following a data breach that exposed personal details of up to 2,000 consumers, according to news reports.

PayByPhone’s app, which features a countdown timer and reminder notifications warning of the end of a parking session, is available in 300 cities globally and it supports Apple Pay in North America.

Volkswagen Financial Services acquired PayByPhone in late 2016.

Apple pay sticker — A sign for the launch of the Apple pay system, from Apple.Inc is seen displayed at the entrance to a McDonald's Corp. restaurant in London, U.K., on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Apple Inc. is making the U.K. the first market outside the U.S. for its digital-wallet system as the company fights for a place in the electronic-payments industry. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Kate Fitzgerald

Senior Editor, Payments

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