Apple Pay launches in Malaysia after false start
Following the withdrawal of a premature announcement by Malaysia's AmBank, Apple has now officially launched Apple Pay in the country.
Following the withdrawal of a premature announcement by Malaysia's AmBank, Apple has now officially launched Apple Pay in the country.
A bank in Malaysia mistakenly announced Apple Pay had launched via its website, marketing it has been quick to pull from the public's view.
Malaysian Apple retailer Switch was forced to cancel a clearance event with the iPhone 5s for $50 and iPads as low as $77, after a throng of 11,000 descended upon the company's warehouse sale.
Apple has partnered with Lazada, owned by Alibaba, to bring official online sales of its products to several southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
In nine markets, Apple will soon move to using local currencies on the App Store, according to an official notice to developers.
After an Oct. 7 debut in India, the next major wave of international iPhone 7 launches will hit Oct. 14, according to a number of regional Apple websites.
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