Apple Pay picks up over 20 more US banks including Texas' Moody National

Apple on Tuesday updated the roster of U.S. banks supporting Apple Pay with 26 new entries, such as Moody National Bank, one of the biggest headquartered in Texas with branches in Houston, Galveston, and Austin.

The other additions are likewise regional or segmented, sometimes limited to a single state or city. Most national institutions have been onboard since early 2015, and several were quick to join when Apple Pay launched in the fall of 2014.

Since then the mobile payment platform has come to Australia, Canada, the U.K., and Singapore. Only the U.S. and the U.K. have any widespread card support, however. Earlier today in fact U.K. Apple Pay users gained access to Boon, a prepaid option from Wirecard.

The full list of new U.S. banks includes:

Arsenal Credit Union
Bank Midwest
Bank of Canton
Bank SNB
Bankers' Bank
Bremer Bank N.A.
Bruning State Bank
Citizens Bank of Cumberland County
Fairfield County Bank
Family Horizons Credit Union
Firefighters First Credit Union
First National Bank Arcadia
First National Bank in Staunton
Fort Sill Federal Credit Union
HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union
IAA Credit Union
Moody National Bank
North East Texas Credit Union
Northbrook Bank & Trust Company
Northern United Federal Credit Union
Peoples State Bank of Munising
Redwood Capital Bank
Rogue Credit Union
Sierra Central Credit Union
TriStar Bank
Vermilion Bank

7 Comments

daye 18 comments · 12 Years

About 8 years ago

It really doesn't matter about how many banks are included in Apple Pay, It really matters now about how many retailers can accept Apple Pay. When Apple was first introduced. I can use it on HomeDepot and yesterday I went there to pick up something and found out that HomeDepot is no longer accepting it. There is only one gas station in my area now takes Apple Pay.

How about the using Apple Pay at banks ATM machines?Too few retailers are accepting Apple pay now. That is the problem.

stompy 411 comments · 18 Years

About 8 years ago

daye said:

It really doesn't matter about how many banks are included in Apple Pay, It really matters now about how many retailers can accept Apple Pay. When Apple was first introduced. I can use it on HomeDepot and yesterday I went there to pick up something and found out that HomeDepot is no longer accepting it. There is only one gas station in my area now takes Apple Pay.

How about the using Apple Pay at banks ATM machines?Too few retailers are accepting Apple pay now. That is the problem.

On the flip side, if your bank isn't on the list, it doesn't matter (to you) how many retailers can accept Apple Pay. Ask Canadians/Australians/New Zealanders/etc.

Home Depot disabled NFC in May 2015, ironically enough, a day or so prior to announcing 'official' support for Apple Pay. While virtually every retailer has been agonizingly slow to update their systems, gas stations will be among the slowest since the liability shift for pay-at-the-pump transactions doesn't begin until October 2017.

jbdragon 2312 comments · 10 Years

About 8 years ago

stompy said:

daye said:

It really doesn't matter about how many banks are included in Apple Pay, It really matters now about how many retailers can accept Apple Pay. When Apple was first introduced. I can use it on HomeDepot and yesterday I went there to pick up something and found out that HomeDepot is no longer accepting it. There is only one gas station in my area now takes Apple Pay.

How about the using Apple Pay at banks ATM machines?Too few retailers are accepting Apple pay now. That is the problem.

On the flip side, if your bank isn't on the list, it doesn't matter (to you) how many retailers can accept Apple Pay. Ask Canadians/Australians/New Zealanders/etc.

Home Depot disabled NFC in May 2015, ironically enough, a day or so prior to announcing 'official' support for Apple Pay. While virtually every retailer has been agonizingly slow to update their systems, gas stations will be among the slowest since the liability shift for pay-at-the-pump transactions doesn't begin until October 2017.

Raley's Supermarket just started accepting Apple Pay a couple weeks ago. It's worked for me at Mountain Mikes Pizza and Round Table Pizza. Food-4-Less, Subway, and other places. Home Depot worked early on and then they disabled support and then later said Apple pay Support was coming. Why still no support yet? The list of places is growing. I just look for the NFC symbol and give it a try.

bobschlob 1074 comments · 11 Years

About 8 years ago

It doesn't help matters, either, that Apple put an older slower print reader into their latest phone release. This only hurts Apple.
I know many less-than-savy iPhone owners who tried ApplePay and had a problem, and now don't want to try to use it (embarrassment, etc).
Continuing to use older generation print readers is of no help in moving ApplePay forward (i.e. "best experience")

chia 714 comments · 15 Years

About 8 years ago

daye said:

It really doesn't matter about how many banks are included in Apple Pay, It really matters now about how many retailers can accept Apple Pay.
How about the using Apple Pay at banks ATM machines?

Too few retailers are accepting Apple pay now. That is the problem.

I don't understand why there appears to be a desire within corporations and institutions in the USA to overly complicate things.

Just look at Apple Pay in the UK, Apple Pay can be used at any card terminal that accepts the relevant contactless cards, what you refer to in the USA as NFC terminals, even if the merchant isn't officially signed up for Apple Pay. It just means that your Apple Pay payment is limited to the contactless card limit of thirty pounds.