Apple Pay grows US bank support, adds three new Chinese banks

By Roger Fingas

Apple on Thursday added a number of financial institutions to the official list supporting Apple Pay, including three more in the service's fledgling Chinese market.

The Chinese banks include China Everbright Bank, Huaxia Bank, and Ping An Bank. All three were announced as partners when Apple Pay launched in the country on Feb. 17, but weren't actually live at the time.

An updated U.S. roster includes Ally Bank, which launched support on Wednesday, and a host of smaller, mostly regional institutions. Until this week Ally was a notable national holdout, as many other countrywide banks were signed up in late 2014 or early 2015.

The complete list of U.S. additions includes: