Apple Pay is currently available in 33 countries but it looks like the iPhone maker might soon meet its self-imposed goal of having it available in forty countries worldwide in 2019 because the mobile payments service appears to be launching soon in a bunch of European countries.
Apple has designed a brand new way to let users unlock their Apple Card that’s remarkably similar to pairing your AirPods.
Apple’s tweaked the official brand name of its Apple Pay Cash feature that launched in December 2017. Henceforth, the peer-to-peer payments service shall be known as Apple Cash.
Apple Pay will be rolling out to customers in Austria soon, according to the country’s largest bank. The Cupertino firm is working to expand global availability of its own mobile payments solution to 40 markets around the world in 2019.
The new Apple-branded credit card is built on simplicity, transparency and privacy, designed to help cash-strapped customers lead a healthier financial life.
Apple Pay continues its rollout around the world, with Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic marking the 33rd and 34th markets where the mobile payments system is accepted.
It’s been confirmed that Apple Pay’s staggered launch in Target’s retail stores is underway. Previously, only Target’s iOS app accepted the mobile payments system.
Apple on Wednesday posted a series of short videos to its YouTube channel highlighting Apple Pay Cash. The clips, aptly titled ‘They Send, you spend,’ are just 15 seconds in length, but do a great job demonstrating how easy it is to send money via Messages.
Apple is gearing up to launch Apple Pay across Target, Taco Bell, Speedaway and other top merchants in the United States. With the addition of these national retailers, 74 of the top 100 US merchants now accept the mobile payment solution.
Apple Pay’s Vice President Jennifer Bailey will deliver the keynote speech at TRANSACT, the world’s largest payments technology show running from April 30 through May 2.
Apple Pay is continuing its slow expansion as it is officially now available in Germany, a country that counts 83 million people.
Aside from Belgium, Apple Pay today launched in Kazakhstan too, marking the 30th and 31st market where Apple’s mobile payment service is officially available.