Remove Visa from Apple Pay travel card feature due to dangerous flaw – experts

Experts say they were able to bypass the iPhone’s lock screen to make unlimited contactless payments from a Visa card set up for public transport (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Researchers have urged iPhone users to remove Visa as a transport card via Apple Pay after uncovering a flaw which they say fraudsters could use to bypass security and make unlimited contactless payments.

Experts from the University of Birmingham and the University of Surrey warned the issue could be exploited to make transactions from an iPhone inside someone’s bag, without their knowledge.