Did Apple Take The Time To Think This one Through?

Yes, it is a rhetorical questing because the answer is clearly a resounding NO!! I think a little background is in order. Today I went to look at my messages on my IPhone. Upon entering the Messages App, I am presented with a pop-up informing me that I can send money to people using Apple Pay. The only option I am presented with is a “Continue” button. Not knowing where this will lead, I try to get rid of the pop-up. I try to swipe up and down, right and left. I exit the Message App and return. I totally power down my phone, power it up and return to Messages. All to no avail. No matter what I try, each time I go into Messages, the pop-up returns. I then scour the web to see if I can garner any info regarding this behavior. Nothing. Now, to any remotely information security conscious individual, what is this starting to look like? Yes, that is another rhetorical question. So, since Apple Support does not open until 7AM CST, I start doing my due diligence by changing passwords, removing billing information, etc. I finally get a hold of Apple Support, and they kindly inform me that this is a new feature. Did it not occur to anyone at Apple, that a persistent pop-up related to money with no way to get the pop-up to disappear other that a “Continue” button, might possibly resemble suspicious behavior??!! Now, while I sincerely doubt that I will get a response for any Apple representative regarding this, at least this post can serve as available info for the next person trying to determine if their phone has been compromised.