Apple Pay roundup: Ukraine, Toronto's TTC, Citi cards & dozens of new banks

Beyond just adding the Ukraine to Apple Pay, Apple continues its regular roster expansion of banks and credit unions with Apple Pay, and hammering home its marketing with promotions and new merchant announcements. Here are some of the latest additions to the payment platform.

May 17

Apple Pay is now available for the first time in Ukraine, though currently only to PrivatBank customers. The news was announced by the country's finance minister via Facebook.

U.K. Apple device owners have meanwhile gained the option of Monzo, an internet-only bank in which accounts are managed mainly through mobile apps. At the moment Apple Pay transactions will generate two push notifications — one from the Wallet app, and another from Monzo's own.

May 16

U.S.

• Aeroquip Credit Union
• AllSouth Federal Credit Union
• AuburnBank
• Azura Credit Union
• Bangor Federal Credit Union
• Bank of Sun Prairie
• Citizens National Bank of Albion
• Community Alliance Credit Union
• Community Bank [IL]
• Dover-Phila Federal Credit Union
• Family Financial Credit Union
• Farmers & Merchants Bank [NE]
• First Century Bank
• First Century Bank, N.A.
• Gratiot Community Credit Union
• Key Community Bank
• Kraftman Federal Credit Union
• Lake Elmo Bank
• Millington Bank
• MTC Federal Credit Union
• OneUnited Bank
• Orlando Federal Credit Union
• Prime Alliance Bank
• Revere Bank
• Sterling National Bank
• Teachers Federal Credit Union
• The Bank of Tampa
• Tyler City Employee Credit Union
• UP Arkansas Federal Credit Union
• West End Bank
• White River Credit Union
• Yampa Valley Bank

May 7

Apple recently met with Metrolinx — the agency responsible for integration of Presto fare technology in Toronto, Canada — in what may be a sign residents will soon be able to use Apple Pay for public transit, the Toronto Star said. Relatively few cities offer Apple Pay on their metro systems, some other examples being London, Tokyo, and Chicago.

May 2

U.S.

• Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
• Chesapeake Bank
• Citizens National Bank [TX]
• Classic Bank
• Dowell Federal Credit Union
• Embarrass Vermillion Federal Credit Union
• Farmers Bank and Trust [now KY and TX]
• First Bank [MI]
• First Farmers State Bank
• First Point Federal Credit Union
• First State Bank and Trust
• Houston Police Federal Credit Union
• incrediblebank
• Kelly Community Federal Credit Union
• Magnolia State Bank
• North Central Bank
• Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union
• Oregonians Credit Union
• Scott and White Employees Credit Union
• Southern Heritage Bank
• State Highway Patrol Federal Credit Union [OH]
• Summit Ridge Credit Union
• Surrey Bank & Trust
• The First National Bank of Dennison
• Trademark Federal Credit Union
• TruChoice Federal Credit Union

Australia

• Suncorp

Japan

• Kiraboshi JCB

Taiwan

• Cathay United Bank [now debit cards]
• E.SUN Commercial Bank [now debit cards]
• First Commercial Bank [Mastercard & Visa credit cards]
• HSBC (Taiwan) Bank [Mastercard & Visa credit cards]
• Hua Nan Commercial Bank [Mastercard & Visa credit cards]
• KGI Bank [Mastercard & Visa credit cards]
• Standard Chartered Bank [Mastercard & Visa credit and debit cards]
• Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank [now debit cards]
• Taishin International Bank [now debit cards]

France

• Societe Generale (Cartes Bancaires)

Spain

• Bankinter
• Bankintercard

Apr. 26

Citi announced that its credit cards can now be used with Apple Pay in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Taiwan will be supported later in 2018.

Apple meanwhile said that Apple Pay will soon be accessible by customers of Spain's BBVA.

Apr. 17

Canada

• Assiniboine Credit Union
• Cambrian Credit Union Limited
• Steinbach Credit Union
• Vancity

U.S.

• 5 Star Community Credit Union
• AlaTrust Credit Union
• Apple River State Bank
• Bank of Weston
• Community Bank of Elmhurst
• Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
• Farmers and Merchants Bank of South Carolina
• First Bank of Coastal Georgia
• First Citizens Federal Credit Union
• First National Bank of Gillette
• Killbuck Savings Bank
• Lighthouse Bank
• Merchants Bank [AL & MN]
• Morton Credit Union
• MutualBank
• One Credit Union
• SeaComm Federal Credit Union
• Security First Bank of North Dakota
• Ukrainain Federal Credit Union
• Unico Bank
• United Fidelity Bank
• Wayne Westland Federal Credit Union

Italy

• Buddybank
• CARTA BCC (banca credito cooperativo)
• Cassa Centrale, Casse Rurari Trentine [credit cards]
• Credit Agricole (cariparma, friuladria, Carispezia) [credit & debit]

Russia

• Credit Bank of Moscow
• Credit Ural Bank [Visa debit & credit]

Spain

• Caja Rural [Visa debit & credit]
• EVO Banco [Visa debit & credit]
• Openbank [prev. Mastercard only]

China

• Bank of Baoding
• Xiamen Bank
• Yinzhou Bank
• Yunnan HongTa Bank
• Yunnan Rural Credit Cooperatives
• Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank
• Zhejiang Rural Cooperatives
• ZhongYuan Bank