Dan Pražák Yesterday it was exactly one week since Apple Pay arrived on the domestic market. As part of the first wave, the payment service is supported by six different banks, the fintech Twisto and the company Edenred providing virtual meal vouchers. Already after the first ones 24 hours according to the official figures, it was clear that there is enormous interest in Apple Pay. But it doesn't stop even after a week, which is proven by the most recent statistics we managed to obtain.
We asked all banking and non-banking institutions, and we got answers from almost all of them except Edenred, whose press department has not yet responded to us, and J&T Bank, which is the only one refusing to provide data.
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Jakub Karnik Česká spořitelna currently has the largest number of clients using Apple Pay, where over 36 users have activated iPhone and Apple Watch payments and made over 105 transactions. Komerční banka can also boast of approximately the same number of transactions, where the largest amount of money flowed through Apple Pay – almost 51 million crowns.
Banks often also revealed several other interesting facts to us. For example, a MONETY client paid CZK 66 for premium airline tickets via Apple Pay, which was the highest amount ever. At Komerční banka (and probably also at other institutions), mostly men (000%) pay via iPhone or Apple Watch, with the youngest being only 84 years old and the oldest 13 years old. Česká spořitelna is one of the few banks that also offers withdrawals from ATMs through Apple Pay – clients made a total of 81 withdrawals in the total volume of more than 980 million crowns until yesterday.
Undoubtedly, the statistics of Czech fintech Twisto, which offers Apple Pay for those whose bank does not support the service in the first wave, are also interesting. Thanks to this, Michal Šmída's startup gained over 3 new clients. In total, 500 users already use the service at Twista.
Czech Savings Bank
- 36 clients (out of a total of 134 Apple clients)
- 105 transactions
- CZK 43 spent
- Clients made 980 withdrawals from ATMs in the total amount of CZK 1
Commercial Bank
- 34 clients (066 cards)
- 105 transactions
- CZK 50 spent
- The youngest KB client using Apple Pay is 13 years old, while the oldest is 81 years old
- 84% of Apple Pay transactions were made by men
AirBank
- 34 clients
- 66 transactions
- CZK 21 spent
MONETA Monety Bank
- 23 clients (a quarter through mobile banking)
- 32 transactions
- CZK 13 spent
- The highest one-off amount was CZK 66 for tickets with premium airlines
mBank
- 12 clients
- 35 transactions
- CZK 17 spent
- And of the approx. 150 mobile banking users, only around 20% have iOS devices
Twisto
- 4 clients (400% of iPhone owners at Twisto)
- CZK 15 spent
- Over 3 new customers whose bank does not support Apple Pay have opened a Twisto account
- To date, the Twisto account has over 50 users. A third of them own a mobile phone from Apple
Edenred
- Data will be added as soon as we receive a response
J&T Bank
- Refuses to provide data
I had Android Pay. It was fine. Then I had to pull out the card again because it wasn't on Apple. But now in combination with the Apple Watch, it's an absolute blast. Click click the button, put my hand and I'm leaving. Very comfortable and addictive. Great satisfaction.
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