Latest Apple Pay News

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

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.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

Apple Pay support comes to Ally Bank

Customers of Ally Bank can now use their debit card with Apple Pay, allowing secure contactless payments with iPhone and Apple Watch at compatible points of sale.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 7

ExxonMobil launches Apple Pay at the pump at 6,000 stations, only through in-app purchase

Apple Pay users can now pay at the pump at 6,000 ExxonMobil gas stations, though it's through the official Speedpass+ app, instead of a tap-to-pay transaction.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 62

Apple Pay a hit in China with 3 million cards added in 2 days

Chinese consumers have flocked to Apple's contactless payment solution in the weeks since its debut, with one bank reporting that more than 3 million cards were activated on Apple Pay in the first 2 days of availability.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 45

Apple Pay dominates merchant mindshare for contactless payments, survey finds

A new poll of merchant processing partners has found that Apple Pay is by far the most desired tap-to-pay method, easily exceeding demand for rival services like Android Pay, PayPal and Samsung Pay.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 25

MasterCard to roll out Apple Pay support in Canada, Brazil and Asia in 2016, report says

A report on Monday suggests Apple Pay is on track to integrate wider availability in Canada, Brazil and parts of Asia with help from MasterCard, which will expand credit card support into those regions later this year.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 6

MasterCard brings back free Monday rides for Londoners using Apple Pay

MasterCard on Thursday announced the return of a promotion letting people ride the Transport for London network for free or at a discount each Monday, so long as they pay for their trips using Apple Pay.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

China Mobile reports strong 4G user growth in January, following Apple's iPhone 6s chart topping launch

China Mobile, the world's largest carrier, added 23.3 million new 4G users last month, reaching 335.6 million 4G subscribers in total. That's a 214 percent increase over the previous year, and suggests that predictions of collapse in iPhone growth due to economic troubles in China are far fetched.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 9

Apple halved transaction fee to get Apple Pay into China, report says

In order to launch Apple Pay in the lucrative China market, Apple agreed to halve its normal transaction fee for the country's banks, a report said on Monday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 12

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