Tag: Apple Pay

Contactless payments may be coming to new countries in Europe. Apple is gradually expanding its own mobile-based payments, Apple Pay, to more countries. According to Apple’s support webpage, customers in Belgium and the Netherlands will soon be able to pay wirelessly using their iPhone or iPad. The website now lists a bank in the Netherlands – Bunq, which is a sign that the service is launching soon in the country. Apple Pay already has around 130 million customers around the globe, which are 16 percent[…]

Visa makes signature optional in April. The card-payment company announced today that signature requirements will be dropped for all EMV contact or contactless merchants in North America from April this year. The change will also apply for Apple Pay, so customers won’t have to sign a signature when making a purchase to verify its card. Signatures are optional even now, but often when you purchase something that cost over $25 with a Visa Card, the merchant requires a signature. This is especially common in the[…]

Additional bank institutions now support Apple Pay Apple is expanding the coverage of Apple Pay in some of the markets. In the US, Apple Pay has added support for 21 new banks and credit institutions. Additionally, Apple Pay adds new institutions in Japan, Canada and Russia. The company added 40 new banks in the US in November only, and keeps adding new each month, which makes the mobile payment platform even more popular. Additionally, the US users can now send and receive peer-to-peer payments thanks[…]

Apple Pay officially launches in Italy. After starting in markets outside of the US in 2016, the Apple Pay service reached several European markets like Russia, Spain, France and others. Now Apple is bringing the payment service to Italy. According to the official website for the service in Italian language, Apple Pay accepts Italian debit and credit cards which can be added to the Wallet app and then used in stores and online. Currently, there are only a limited number of cards accepted in Italy[…]

The payment service now works in 13 countries. Apple has announced an expansion of its payment solution in Spain. From today, December 1, users in Spain can pay securely using a supported iOS device in select stores and locations in the country. It’s worth mentioning that Apple Pay currently supports only two bank institutions in Spain – American Express and Banco de Santander. Credit and Debit cards issued by these two banks could be added to Apple Pay from day one, while support for more[…]