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UK banks HSBC, First Direct go live with promised Apple Pay support

U.K. bank HSBC and its First Direct brand enabled support for Apple Pay on Tuesday, delivering on an earlier promise and filling in an important coverage gap in the region.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 8

Consortium-backed Apple Pay competitor CurrentC to launch 'trial run' in August

CurrentC, the MCX-developed mobile payment platform backed by a number of major U.S. retailers, will reportedly see an initial trial run in August, signaling that the service is finally approaching a public launch.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 30

Apple Pay's US roster adds 35 new banks, approaches total of 400

Apple on Thursday added another 35 companies to the list of U.S. banks supporting Apple Pay, this time offering a more even split of credit unions and conventional banks.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 13

Independent UK businesses quickly jump on board with Apple Pay

Some independent retailers and app developers in the U.K. are reportedly already adopting Apple Pay, just days after the service became available in the region.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 15

HSBC UK says Apple Pay support coming within 2 weeks

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's surprising absence from Apple Pay's UK launch earlier this week will not last much longer, the bank has confirmed, with final testing under way and availability said to come within two weeks.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 4

Chevron rolls out first gas pumps with Apple Pay support

More than six months after promising to support Apple Pay touchless payments at gas pumps, Chevron rolled out the service at a station across the street from its headquarters in San Ramon, Calif.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 19

HSBC bows out of Apple Pay launch as Barclays vows future support

It seems Apple Pay's UK debut didn't go off without a hitch on Tuesday, as HSBC customers are not able to use service despite the bank's status as an official launch partner. In a related development, Barclays did an about face and announced upcoming support for Apple's contactless payment solution.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 16

Apple Pay launches in UK with 250K stores, 8 banks participating

Nine months after its release in the U.S., Apple Pay will be available to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch users in the UK on Tuesday, local time, with support from more than 250,000 retail locations and eight major banks.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 53

MLB partners with MasterCard to accept Apple Pay during All-Star Game, fan events

People attending Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in Cincinnati will be able to use Apple Pay to buy food and other goods, both during the game and at facilities set up for All-Star Week and the All-Star FanFest, which begins on Friday, according to an official announcement.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

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