Apple Pay will be released in Norway, Poland and Ukraine, making the mobile payment service available in 30 countries worldwide. CEO CookTim Cook made the announcement, saying that Apple Pay’s active users doubled in the three months to the end of March compared with the same period a year before, while transaction value was three times higher. Tim Cook cited the rollout of Apple Pay to public transport systems in Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing as helping fuel the growth. He claimed the period was Apple's best-ever quarter for services, with revenue up 31% year on year to $9.2bn.
Apple Pay will be released in Norway, Poland and Ukraine, making the mobile payment service available in 30 countries worldwide. CEO Tim Cook made the announcement, saying that Apple Pay’s active users doubled in the three months to the end of March compared with the same period a year before, while transaction value was three times higher. Cook cited the rollout of Apple Pay to public transport systems in Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing as helping fuel the growth. He claimed the period was Apple's best-ever quarter for services, with revenue up 31% year on year to $9.2bn.