AppleInsider Staff
Following a market expansion into Singapore, Apple on Tuesday announced Apple Pay integration with 59 new U.S. card issuing banks and credit unions, bringing the total number of supported domestic financial institutions to 1,199. [Updated]
In what has become a monthly ritual, Apple posted the batch of Apple Pay additions to its running list of participating banks and credit unions. New institutions include:
- Access Federal Credit Union
- Alcoa Tenn Federal Credit Union
- Audubon Savings Bank
- Bank of Stockton
- Barrington Bank & Trust Company N.A.
- Beverly Bank & Trust Company N.A.
- Champlain National Bank
- Community Trust Bank
- Connected Credit Union
- Country Club Bank
- Crystal Lake Bank & Trust Company N.A.
- Englewood Bank & Trust
- Financial Horizons Credit Union
- Financial Plus Credit Union
- First & Farmers National Bank
- First Enterprise Bank
- First Metro Bank
- First National Bank of Chadron
- First State Bank
- First State Bank of Porter
- FirstCapital Bank of Texas N.A.
- Frontier Community Credit Union
- General Electric Credit Union
- Georgia's Own Credit Union
- Greenville Federal Credit Union
- Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company
- Journey Federal Credit Union
- Kentucky Employees Credit Union
- Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company
- Libertyville Bank & Trust Company
- Metropolitan Bank
- Midwest Bank
- Mutual Security Credit Union
- National JACL Credit Union
- North Iowa Community Credit Union
- Ohio HealthCare Federal Credit Union
- Old Plank Trail Community Bank N.A.
- Orange County's Credit Union
- Otis Federal Credit Union
- Pacific Postal Credit Union
- Picatinny Federal Credit Union
- PNC/BNY Mellon-Fidelity
- PrimeTrust Financial Federal Credit Union
- Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company
- Schaumburg Bank & Trust Company N.A.
- SouthWest Bank
- St. Charles Bank & Trust Company
- State Bank of Cross Plains
- State Bank of the Lakes
- Stock Yards Bank & Trust
- Town Bank
- Union Savings Bank
- Union State Bank of Fargo
- United Bank of Michigan
- University Credit Union
- University Credit Union
- Village Bank & Trust
- Wheaton Bank & Trust Company
- Wintrust Bank
In February, Apple Pay's U.S. support infrastructure reached 1,000 participating card issuers, a milestone for the nascent mobile payments platform. The company regularly adds to its list as smaller regional banks and credit unions around the country jump on board.
Apple Pay was announced in 2014 and first saw release in the U.S., later expanding to the UK, Australia and Canada. Apple's payment service reached the huge Asian market of China in February. Most recently, Apple Pay launched in Singapore on Monday through a partnership with American Express.
Update: Although the University of Wisconsin Credit Union briefly appeared to have been removed from the Apple Pay roster, the institution is now simply listed as "University of Wisconsin."
Christine McKee
Andrew O'Hara
Malcolm Owen
Andrew Orr
William Gallagher
Charles Martin
9 Comments
NFC payments just saved me today when u went to the grocery store. Left the house, realized I forgot my wallet and was happy I had my iPhone with me knowing I could pay with it.
I was hoping (based on one of Apple's patents they were granted) that Apple would lead the way with anonymous person-to-person money transfers, treating these transactions same as cash.
Unfortunately, if the US transitions to a digital money economy, there will never be any such thing as private spending again. Every transaction will be recorded and reported (and probably taxed as well). The alternatives are barter or other non-FRN transactions. Although what Apple is doing is remarkable, it (not to mention other forms of digital money) should never be the only option.