Amazon.com Rewards card (Visa issued by Chase) not supported by Apple Pay?

Sorry, didn't mean to include Apple in that list. Amazon and Chase will likely be losing some of their customer base, it looks that way on forums and twitter. I bet both companies got a lot of phone calls and emails today.

Yes I would imagine many CC companies and banks are getting several inquiries today.

I'm in the pool of ****** off Amazon Chase card owners. I was all set to make it my default card. Now, not so much. I'll probably leave Freedom as my default. I'm waiting on Discover to wake up too.

Honestly, it may be more productive to email Jeff Bezos. I've emailed him before and he wrote me back. He is known to respond to customers.

:jeff@amazon.com

I just sent this to the ceo, jeff bezos:

Jeff,

Hi!

I have loved amazon from the day I bought my first book over 10 years ago. I currently own the amazon rewards credit card, and it I am thrilled that it is my main credit card.

I am quite disappointed that this credit card is not usable with the Apple Pay. There seems to be lots of confusion between Amazon and Chase about where the decision comes from, and this only adds to the frustration.

I ask you to glance at this one thread of loyal Amazon customers (several call themselves "Amazon fanatics") to see the consternation regarding this issue:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6613491?start=45&tstart=0

I would love a reply if possible. Thanks so much.

My Chase Disney card doesn't add. You lucky dog!

Looks like I will be canceling my Amazon chase card because of this unfortunate oversight. The chase freedom may now be my primary visa.

Regarding Synchrony Bank, you are referring to the Amazon Store Card. The thread is actually about the Chase Amazon Visa rewards card. They are 2 separate cards, the Synchrony one being a card you can only use at Amazon.com. Think of it as a department store credit card that's not a Visa / MasterCard / American Express card.

I am surprised nobody has mentioned that NO Chase MasterCard's work! That is a real pita for me........

Oh, I didn't catch that. I specifically asked about the Chase card, but I guess they misinterpreted my question. Thanks for clearing that up.

Yeah, here's the response to me from Chase:

Dear Jack,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us again

regarding apple pay being available.

I would like to inform you that I am unable to confirm

when apple pay will be available for your mastercard.

However, I forwarded your comments to our Internet Group

for review.

If you have any further questions, please reply using the

Secure Message Center.

Thank you,

Rozelle Rosario

Customer Service Specialist

1-800-436-7927

Account is owned by Chase Bank USA, N.A. and may be

serviced by its affiliates.

Bajanjack wrote:

I am surprised nobody has mentioned that NO Chase MasterCard's work! That is a real pita for me........

I had noticed that the Chase announcement said specifically "Chase Visa", but I hadn't recognized the implication that Chase MC was thus not covered. Thanks for making that clear!

My response from Amazon. Awaiting a response from Chase.

Yeah, another Amazon fan having the same issue. Now looking for a new card to be my Apple Pay card.

So far, the Citi Double Cash card ( https://www.citi.com/credit-cards/credit-card-details/detail.do?ID=citi-double-c ash-credit-card ) is looking good. As I always pay off my balance every month, this essentially gives you 2% cash back on every purchase. So, for making purchases outside of Amazon.com (basically everywhere I'd want to use Apple Pay) this card would actually give me more points I can use at Amazon.com than the Amazon Visa card would.

I'd probably still use the Amazon Visa when purchasing from Amazon.com directly to get the 3% rewards, but for everything else, I'd get more points using the Citi Double Cash card. So, even if Amazon decides to allow Apple Pay, the Citi card still would be a better deal, right?

ShadowX wrote:

I'd probably still use the Amazon Visa when purchasing from Amazon.com directly to get the 3% rewards, but for everything else, I'd get more points using the Citi Double Cash card. So, even if Amazon decides to allow Apple Pay, the Citi card still would be a better deal, right?

I just did this same exact thing. Since we only get 2% on gas, grocery and restaurants with the Amazon visa and 1% on everything else, this makes more sense, especially for those that pay off the card every month. 2% on everything, and 3% on all amazon purchases. I'll take it!