Roger Fingas
Apple on Wednesday added 18 more U.S. banks to the roster of Apple Pay card issuers, in what could be the last such update before bigger plans are announced on Sept. 9.
The new entries are evenly split between traditional banks and credit unions. This follows the trend of recent updates, including the last one in mid-August, when Apple also added just 18 new partners.
A variety of Apple Pay announcements could be made during the Sept. 9 press event. Already confirmed are iOS 9-related changes, such as the Passbook app being renamed Wallet, and support for loyalty and reward cards as well as Discover.
Apple may also announce more U.K. banks however, along with new merchant partners. It could also reveal plans to bring the service to more countries, as rumors have pegged a Canadian launch for November.
The complete list of new U.S. issuers includes:
- AltaOne Federal Credit Union
- American Bank of Commerce
- Capital Bank, N.A.
- Cardinal Community Credit Union
- Del-One Federal Credit Union
- Enterprise Bank and Trust Co.
- Envision Credit Union
- First Commonwealth Bank
- First National Bank and Trust
- First South Financial Credit Union
- FirstMerit Bank
- Fort Worth City Credit Union
- Leominster Credit Union
- Magnolia Federal Credit Union
- Monticello Banking Company
- Northfield Bank
- Southern States Bank
- Spire Credit Union
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11 Comments
Discover, where are you!? We need an update. Fall is right around the corner.
More banks aren't a concern for me, I'd like to see more retailers accepting Apple Pay. I live in Central Florida, unfortunately no Whole Foods near me, Publix is the main grocery store. Any chance that they're coming aboard soon?
WHY STILL NOT HSBC USA????????
Come on PayPal allow us business accounts to use our PayPal debit cards to us with ?Pay. You already get the fee coming and going don't dictate how, what or where we buy too!
TonyPie is right: adding banks and credit unions is the easy part now and, frankly, the ever expanding list is ho-hum -- Apple really needs to make inroads with more (many more) merchants. Currently ApplePay is virtually useless in New York city unless buying Walgreens' toothpaste or expensive Starbucks coffee. If I have to pull my credit card out 99% of the time then ApplePay is, like hit-and-miss Siri, presently a gimmick.