US Apple Pay gains support for 95 new issuers, including H&R Block

By Roger Fingas

Beyond bringing the service to Canada and more U.K. banks, Apple on Tuesday added 95 more Apple Pay issuers in the U.S., putting the total over 750.

While most of the additions are niche or regional, one national entry is tax preparer H&R Block, which offers the prepaid Emerald debit card. Though it has some restrictions, it also offers some cash rewards and lets users send a tax refund or refund anticipation check to it directly.

Apple Pay will come to Australia on Thursday, and Hong Kong, Singapore, and Spain sometime in 2016. The new U.K. banks are TSB and Tesco Bank.

The complete list of U.S. additions includes: