Add Halifax bank (UK) to Fitbit pay

[sew_1991]

When is Fitbit going to expand the list of approved UK banks for the Wallet app? 

US and Australian users have a huge choice of banks including national banks and credit cards like American Express, but the UK have a choice of four. 

I was so excited to use my watch for payment, but I cant unless I chose to move to an obscure bank.

The approved four are: Boon. (Never heard of that), Danske (no idea), Santander and Starling (another I've never heard of). Aside from Santander, none of these are major banks. 

Any chance UK users could get a better selection? Natwest, HSBC, Lloyds, Halifax??

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[alison62]

After a few discussions and jumping through some hoops - at least they have agreed to replace my Fitbit - as it didn’t last a year. I do agree that they are very expensive as my precious Fitbit only lasted 2 years - so not worth £100 per year! When this replacement breaks down - I will definitely just get a cheap one from Amazon! If a £30 smart watch lasts only 6 months - it’ll still be cheaper than one Fitbit lasting 2 years!

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[Darkice]

Please add this to Fitbit it's been 2 years since the original post 

[Kickitkaren]

Can we PLEASE add halifax to the supported banks for fitbit pay .... I even opened a curve account and added it to my Samsung pay as it said curve was compatible with fitbit pay ... it is not 😭 I would love a response on if it is in the pipeline or not as I am a bit concerned this thread has been going since 2019.

[Ali-B1982]

Got my fitbit charge 5 today and absolutely love it but why can I not add my halifax debit card to pay for stuff as this was one of the reasons I bought it as it makes things easier when I'm out for a run and don't need to cart my phone along with me?

[Arnie1976]

Honestly never going to happen. I've had a fitbit versa 2 for a good few years now and I bought it thinking I could do the same. My advice , send it back. Once my versa goes I'll buy a proper smart watch that will do the fitness stuff I need it to do and be able to use Google pay etc. Sorry but it's obviously something to do with the bank in question and fitbit politics/security. I emailed several times just to get the standard we're looking into it email reply

Arnie


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[Jessjj]

Has there been any update on this? Seems to have been going on a few years now? 

One of the reasons I opted for this was the contactless pay option 

[Macavity]

Hello
You are still unable to use Fitpay with the Halifax bank.
Unfortunately I can not see this changing any time soon.

Regards
Rose

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[alison39]

I got a refund for my sense due to it burning my arm, I now have an Apple Watch series 7 and it does exactly what it says it does no jumping through hoops and begging for the features to be added, I won’t but Fitbit again but the customer service was good when getting my refund they kept me updated all the way to the money ending in my PayPal account 

[Melvis1802]

Please add Halifax to Fitbit Pay!!! Why aren't more UK banks getting on board with this?

[BexleyMouse333]

Any update on this please? It's been years now and still no more banking options 🙄

[Someoneoutthere]

Yes, I vote for Halifax to be added to the fitbit pay 

[Galactus]

How is this thread 3 years old and still the amount of UK banks remains unchanged, just got a versa 4 for Xmas and I can't use contactless because I'm with Halifax absolute joke.

First experience of fitbit and its extremely poor

[Nattersred]

I would firstly love to see Halifax added to the Wallet section. Secondly it seems a pointless action of being able to pair my bluetooth headphones. Then when I've selected Spotify in the app it automatically plays it through my phone. I discovered that the only way around this was to pair the headphones to my phone and control Spotify from my watch. Not ideal when I use the watch in the gym. 

Thirdly it seems daft to charge for a premium amount for a subscription that doesn't do alot. Or at least worth the money for it. Hugely disappointed in the £100 I spent on this watch.