In reply to Dave X.

That's great for you to be able to accept all forms of payment! Are you also going to accept Currentc when it's available then? Ha ha, I'm guessing not. However, it's not an uncommon occurrence that I hand someone my AmEx card and they say "sorry, Visa and MC only." I don't run away, I don't storm out saying they aren't respecting my rights as a consumer to use whatever payment method I want, and their preferences as a retailer be damned. No. I pull out another form of payment. Literally happened at In-and-Out burger 2 weeks ago. And is the case at the cafeteria in my office building. And at the pizza joint where I get take out once or twice a month. The reaction over Apple Pay and the demand to use it or walk that some consumers have been very vocal about seems extremely contrived for a payment method that is not even 3 weeks old. Perhaps many commenters on this topic are just too young to remember when debit cards were a new fad and not accepted everywhere, either. Pulled out the old check book, not a big deal.