Apple has announced a partnership with American Express to bring its mobile wallet, Apple Pay, to eligible American Express customers in Canada and Australia later this year, with access extending to Spain, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 2016. The new service will be available on the iPhone 6 or 6S starting October 19, but it won’t work for existing iPhones running iOS 7 or later. Apple Pay expects to see more rapid adoption of its service in Canada than in the US, as Canada has a higher proportion of payment terminals equipped with the contactless technology used by Apple Pay.
Apple has announced a partnership with American Express to bring its mobile wallet, Apple Pay, to eligible American Express customers in Canada and Australia later this year, with access extending to Spain, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 2016. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said, “We’re partnering with American Express to bring Apple Pay to eligible customers in key global markets, so even more people can experience the easy, secure, and private way to pay”. Apple Pay expects to see more rapid adoption of its service in Canada than in the US, as Canada has a higher proportion of payment terminals equipped with the contactless technology used by Apple Pay.