Apple's mobile payment service is coming to Hong Kong's popular Octopus cash transit cards.
Apple Pay is coming soon to Hong Kong’s Octopus transit card system
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Apple Pay launches in 13 European countries with financial backing from large banks
Apple Pay this morning arrived to more than a dozen additional European markets.
Apple Card weighs in at almost exactly a half ounce
Apple Card is scheduled to launch in the US this summer, and Apple employees that recently signed up for beta testing have now begun receiving their physical cards.
Apple Pay is live in The Netherlands
Following Apple Pay's recent arrival in European countries Hungary and Luxembourg, as well as its launch on the New York City subway, the mobile payment service is now available to customers in The Netherlands, a 17 million people country, with Dutch bank ING.
Transit riders in the Portland-Vancouver area can now use Hop Fastpass in Apple Wallet
Apple would very much like its digital Wallet app to a one-stop-shop for a variety of different use cases, not just buying things. That includes being able to use the Wallet app to quickly hop on a public transit ride. And for folks in the Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington areas, that is now a reality.
Apple Pay goes live for customers in Hungary and Luxembourg
As promised, Apple Pay is now available in Hungary and Luxembourg, marking its 36th and 37th markets, respectively. The mobile payment system is now within spitting distance of Apple's self-imposed goal of having it up and running in 40 markets by the end of this year.
Some customers can now use Apple Pay for their App Store, iTunes, Apple Music, Apple Books and iCloud purchases
According to a refreshed support document, customers in supported countries can now set up Apple Pay as their payment method for purchases made in iTunes and App Stores, as well as cover their Apple Music subscriptions and iCloud storage upgrades with Apple Pay.
Apple Pay is coming soon to 13 European countries, including Croatia, Slovenia & Bulgaria
Apple may soon exceed its self-imposed goal of bringing Apple Pay to a total of 40 countries by the end of 2019 because European mobile bank Monese announced today it's going to bring Apple Pay to its cardholders in a bunch of countries located in Eastern Europe.
New Apple Pay features coming soon: NFC tags that trigger purchases when tapped, loyalty cards in the Wallet app & more
Jennifer Bailey, the iPhone maker's Vice President of Apple Pay, announced yesterday during the TRANSACT industry conference in Las Vegas support for specially-encoded NFC tags and partnerships with Bird scooters, Bonobos clothing store and PayByPhone parking meters.
Apple Pay is likely to launch in Hungary and Luxembourg next
Apple's mobile payments service could expand to additional European countries soon, including Hungary and Luxembourg, shortly after arriving in Iceland earlier in the month.
Apple Pay arrives in Iceland
Apple's mobile payments service is now available in Iceland, a Nordic island nation with population of about 340,000 people, with launch support from Arion Bank and Landsbankinn.
Some British government services now accept Apple Pay to approve online transactions
Payments for the British Government's Global Entry Service can now be made through Apple Pay, meaning transactions can be approved with fingerprints or facial recognition.