I'm both eager to see what they do and a bit afraid that their weight will stifle progress in that area (if only because any competing tech will have no chance of being allowed on that platform).<p>Having a secure way to pay with your phone, without divulging your credit card number to the merchant, without the risk of having your card duplicated or robbed, would be a massive advantage.<p>However, I'm a bit wary that Apple will be both too greedy and start behaving like a bully, if not toward its customers, at least toward the merchants.<p>I also don't like Apple's paternalistic attitude toward controlling access to content it deems "mature". Will they prevent me from using their payment system for stuff they do not approve of?<p>Like with the App store, will merchants have to bow to the mighty Apple and be forced to abide by its many rules -even the unwritten ones- to be allowed on their payment system?