Apple Launches New Payment System 'Apple Pay' For iPhone 6 Users
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- You may be able to leave that wallet at home.
Apple's new payment system "Apple Pay" launches Monday.
iPhone 6 users will be able to pay at some stores and restaurants just by using their phones.
Apple said its new system is secure because it creates one-time payment numbers for purchases, instead of using credit card numbers and security codes.
American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Citi and Bank of America all support the new payment system.
Apple hopes the service will help sell more iPhones, 1010 WINS' John Montone reported.
But one woman in Times Square said she just got an iPhone 5s for her birthday this and won't be heading to the Apple store anytime soon.
"I love my new phone, so why would I go crazy?" she said.
People also sounded off on the 1010 WINS Facebook page.
"Too early for me to upgrade for just one convenience besides, I just got the 5s in March and it's working just fine," wrote Harold Felt.
"Even more reason to steal people's phones now," wrote Lisa Ritchie.
"Apple hacking and it's all over. Your money will be gone," wrote Al Monzo.
Bill, an app developer, had nothing but praise for the service.
"You won't have to expose your personal bank information when you're making payments," he told Montone. "There's a lot of fraud out there so this will help reduce a lot of that and it's just really cool."
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