In Apple Pay, why does the merchant see my real credit card number?

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Hi

As Apple Pay is not working as expected at Subway, I suggest that you report the issue to Apple:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-pay.html

I posted about this before, and now I'm glad I'm not the only one. Yes, this has started happening to me at Subway since March/April (it did not happen before). The same receipt states "contactless" yet my actual credit card (last 4 digits) is printed. Checking my online credit card account reveals that the order was paid for using the device ID, so it is only on the actual receipt that the last 4 digits of the real credit card show up. This happens with both my iPhone and Apple Watch.

When setting up Apple Pay, the actual credit card number is not even supposed to be stored on the device. So how is this happening?

By the way, I reported this to Apple using the link provided above ( https://www.apple.com/feedback/apple-pay.html) several weeks ago, but got nothing.

Hello,

I have encountered the same situation with Subway. I have tried three different cards on the same device (iPhone 7 Plus) at two different Subways. One card is a replacement of the same card but a different number. The receipts all show the last four digits of the real card. When using the same card and device at a different retailer that supports Apple Pay (like McDonald's or Exxon gas station), it shows the last four of the device ID.

I would really like to know why and hopefully ease my concern about the security of this.

Thank you,

Matthew