How to pay for purchases with an iPhone in the Sbera app. Izvestia's instructions

Contactless payment feature is available to users of Sberbank's mobile app for iOS again. The service is called "Wham", it is based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. For information on how to pay with an iPhone, read the instructions in Izvestia.

How to enable iPhone payment in the Sbera app

To pay for purchases with an iPhone, you need to install the latest version of the Sberbank Online application (16.13) called Assets Online. You can download it in the App Store via a link from the official channels of Sberbank or download it at a bank branch.

How to activate contactless payment in the Sbera app on iPhone:

1. Download the Assets Online application and allow it to use Bluetooth — without this, the service will not work.;
2. If you have disabled the use of Bluetooth when downloading, you need to go to settings, open the "Applications" tab and find "Online" (this is how "Online Assets" are displayed in settings);
3. Click on the application name and allow access to Bluetooth in the window that opens.

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After that, the contactless payment function will be available to the iPhone owner again.

How to pay for purchases with an iPhone through the Sbera app

The process of paying for purchases with an iPhone through the Sberbank app is very simple and convenient. It does not require the user to scan QR codes and other "unnecessary" actions. You just need to:

1. Make sure that Bluetooth is enabled;
2. Launch the Assets Online application;
3. Bring the iPhone to the terminal (it is not necessary to put the phone to the screen, you can keep it within 10 cm of the terminal);
4. Confirm the payment in the window that opens and wait for the operation to complete.

The Vzhuh service works with any MIR, Visa and Mastercard bank cards. iPhone payment is also available when there is no Internet connection. Just open the app and confirm the purchase on the login screen.

Where can I pay for purchases with my iPhone through the Sbera app

iPhone payments only work on Sberbank's new biometric terminals, which are equipped with Bluetooth contactless payment technology. Such terminals make up the majority of the Sbera fleet — 1.2 million out of 2 million POS terminals.

According to the press service of Sberbank, in the near future, other financial organizations may introduce the technology of "Vzhuh". It is already being tested in T-bank and Alfa-Bank.

Earlier, bank customers complained about the imposition of additional services when applying for a mortgage.

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