Apple Pay picks up 34 new banks including NASA, San Francisco Federal Credit Unions

By Roger Fingas

Apple on Tuesday added 34 more financial institutions to the roster supporting Apple Pay, its mobile payment platform for Touch ID-capable iPhones and iPads, as well as the Apple Watch.

The vast majority of additions are credit unions. Some examples include the NASA Federal Credit Union -- which serves customers in and outside of the space agency -- and various regional and/or educational organizations, such as the San Francisco Federal Credit Union and the University Federal Credit Union, which serves the Texas cities of Austin and Galveston.

A full list can be found below:

Apple Pay first debuted in October of last year with just a handful of major banks on board, such as Chase and Bank of America. Hundreds more institutions have since signed up.

To date, though, Apple Pay has been limited to U.S. shoppers. Apple is believed to be negotiating expansions to China, Canada, and the United Kingdom. A Canadian launch, at least, could happen as soon as November.