Apple adds First National Bank of Texas, 22 other US banks & credit unions to Apple Pay

Apple Pay on Tuesday gained support for 23 additional U.S. financial institutions, filling in some of the country's increasingly narrow coverage gaps.

As has become standard for American expansions, the new banks are typically regional institutions serving a limited audience. There are some exceptions however, such as the First National Bank of Texas, which has branches in many parts of the state ranging from major cities like Austin and Dallas through to smaller places like Bryan. Despite its name, the bank also has a smaller number of branches in Arizona and New Mexico.

The full list of additions includes:

3Rivers
Atlantic Stewardship Bank
Bank of Franklin County
Bank of Southern California
Bristol County Savings Bank
Center National Bank
Century Bank
Chadwick Federal Credit Union
Citizens Independent Bank
City & County Credit Union
Community National Bank Seneca
CPM Federal Credit Union
Elmira Savings Bank
First Community Bank (VA, WV, NC, TN)
First Keystone Community Bank
First National Bank of Texas
Fort Hood National Bank
Freedom of Maryland Federal Credit Union
Hoosier Heartland State Bank
Monroe Federal Savings and Loan
North Dallas Bank & Trust
SC State Federal Credit Union
Southside Bank

In Russia, meanwhile, Apple has added nine more financial partners, fixing what was extremely limited support involving MasterCard and Sberbank.

Apart from the U.S. and Russia, Apple Pay is currently available in Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland, the U.K., New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, mainland China, and Hong Kong. Spain should be added by the end of the year.