Countries and regions that support Apple Pay update

Hamartia Antidote · Oct 15, 2021

Countries and regions that support Apple Pay - Apple Support

See the countries and regions that support Apple Pay.

support.apple.com

Africa

South Africa

Asia-Pacific

Australia
China mainland*
Hong Kong
Japan
Kazakhstan

Europe

Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guernsey
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City

Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil
Mexico

Middle East

Bahrain
Israel
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

North America

Canada
The United States

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fisher1 · Jan 18, 2022

Who cares. Pakistan is not in the list

Hamartia Antidote · Jan 18, 2022

fisher1 said:
Who cares. Pakistan is not in the list

Neither is WeChat Pay but nobody speaks up about that in their threads.

fisher1 · Jan 18, 2022

Hamartia Antidote said:
Neither is WeChat Pay but nobody speaks up about that in their threads.

Nothing good is in Pakistan. It's a technological blackhole unfortunately.

Hamartia Antidote · Jul 4, 2022

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Hamartia Antidote · Dec 11, 2022

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Hamartia Antidote · Feb 4, 2023

Hamartia Antidote said:
Apple Pay South Korea launch delayed by regulators | AppleInsider

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South Korea lawmakers pave the way for Apple Pay launch | AppleInsider

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has approved the introduction of Apple Pay support for local credit card firms, following months of delays.

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South Korea lawmakers pave the way for Apple Pay launch

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service has approved the introduction of Apple Pay support for local credit card firms, following months of delays.

Apple Pay had been expected to launch in South Korea on November 30, 2022, with social media accounts even showing images of it in use with Hyundai Card. However, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) blocked the launch, saying that not everything had been finalized.

The FSS added only that while Apple had passed what they called the "ninth ridge" toward being allowed in the Korean market, there was still some things that they had to review.

According to The Korea Herald, that unspecified review has completed and Apple is confirmed to have followed all relevant procedures.

"Having taken into consideration relevant rules and regulations and their interpretations," said the FSS in a press release seen by the publication, "we confirm that credit card companies can push for the introduction of the Apple Pay service as they have obeyed necessary procedures."

The regulator notes that credit card firms must ensure protection for customers' personal information, and that it hopes this move will bolster the adoption of Near-Field Communication technology

The Korea Herald says that Apple Pay has not been available before in part because of the dominance of Samsung phones, but also a lack of infrastructure for NFC that the the service requires.

No announcement has been made about which local credit card firms will support Apple Pay. Hyundai Card has declined comment.