Apple Pay

mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple Inc.

Apple Pay Is mobile Payment Service that started by apple inc. and released in October 20 2014. Allowing users to pay in person and works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro.[1]

Apple Pay
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial release20 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-20)
Operating systemiOS 8.1 or newer

(iOS 10 or later for Apple Pay on the web) (iOS 11.2 or later for Apple Cash) All watchOS versions macOS Sierra or later

All visionOS versions
PlatformIn store:

iPhone 6 or newer Apple Watch paired with an iPhone, or Series 3 or newer with cellular On the web (Safari): iPhone 6 or newer with iOS 10 or later 2014 iPads (Air 2, Mini 3) or newer with iOS 10 or later 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch ID or newer with macOS High Sierra or later 2018 MacBook Air or newer with macOS Catalina or newer Macs based on Apple silicon paired with a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Macs working Handoff running on macOS Sierra or later paired with an Apple Watch or iPhone 6 or newer Apple Vision Pro On the web (3rd party browser using WebKit): iPhone 8 or newer with iOS 16 or later

macOS Sequoia or later
LicenseProprietary
Websiteapple.com/apple-pay

Service

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Device Works

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The services works with iPhone 6 and newer, iPad Air 2 and newer, Macs with Touch ID, and Apple Watch Series 1 and newer. In iOS 17 or later, the number of cards that can be added to the depend on the secure element's capacity, which varies by devices.

Apple Cash

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Apple Cash Formerly Apple Cash Pay is Feature in Apple Pay that Allows Transfer their money from one users to another users via iMessage. When users get a payment, the money will be added to their apple cash card and can be used right away in the store that accept Apple Pay, This will works only united states.[2][3] This Age Requirement is 18 Years old or Older. If they are under 18 Required to have a apple cash family.[4][5]

Availability

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Worked countries

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Worldwide card works of Apple Pay
  Available
  Suspended

Apple Pay can be worked with any EMV contactless terminal worldwide as long as the customer is using a worked card. At least one card and bank in each of the following 86 countries and regions offers these cards.[6]

Date launched Worked for payment cards offers in
October 20, 2014   United States
(except   Puerto Rico & other unincorporated territories)
July 14, 2015   United Kingdom[7]
(except British Overseas Territories)
November 17, 2015   Canada
November 19, 2015   Australia
February 18, 2016   China (in-app and online payments only)
April 19, 2016   Singapore
July 7, 2016   Switzerland
July 19, 2016   France
  Monaco
July 20, 2016   Hong Kong
October 4, 2016   Russia (Suspended on March 25, 2022)[note 1]
October 13, 2016   New Zealand
October 25, 2016   Japan
December 1, 2016   Spain
March 7, 2017   Guernsey
  Ireland
  Isle of Man
  Jersey
March 29, 2017   Taiwan
May 17, 2017   Italy
  San Marino
  Vatican City
October 24, 2017   Denmark
  Greenland
  Finland
  Sweden
  United Arab Emirates
April 4, 2018   Brazil[10]
May 17, 2018   Ukraine
June 19, 2018   Poland
June 20, 2018   Norway
November 28, 2018   Kazakhstan
  Belgium
December 11, 2018   Germany
February 19, 2019   Czech Republic
  Saudi Arabia[11]
April 24, 2019   Austria
May 8, 2019   Iceland
May 21, 2019   Hungary
  Luxembourg
June 11, 2019   Netherlands
June 26, 2019   European Union (All Parts)
  Bulgaria
  Croatia
  Cyprus
(except   Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
  Estonia
  Greece
  Latvia
  Liechtenstein
  Lithuania
  Malta
  Portugal
  Romania
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
July 2, 2019   Faroe Islands
August 6, 2019   Macau
September 3, 2019   Georgia
November 19, 2019   Belarus
January 28, 2020   Montenegro
June 30, 2020   Serbia
February 23, 2021   Mexico[12]
March 30, 2021   South Africa [13]
May 5, 2021   Israel
August 17, 2021   Qatar
October 5, 2021   Bahrain[14]
  Palestine
November 2, 2021   Azerbaijan
  Colombia
  Costa Rica
January 18, 2022   Armenia
March 15, 2022   Argentina
  Peru[15]
April 5, 2022   Moldova
August 9, 2022   Malaysia[16]
December 6, 2022   Kuwait
  Jordan
March 21, 2023   South Korea[17]
May 2, 2023   El Salvador
  Guatemala
May 16, 2023   Panama
  Honduras
July 18, 2023   Morocco
August 8, 2023   Chile
  Vietnam
April 16, 2024   Ecuador
August 6, 2024   Dominican Republic
September 24, 2024   Oman[18]
November 5, 2024   Paraguay[19]

Worked payment networks and card schemes

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Upcoming

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  1. As of March 2022, Apple disabled Apple Pay for Mastercard and Visa in Russia until further notice because of sanctions imposed for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and due to financial uncertainty in Russia.[8] Mir was later disabled on March 26, 2022.[9]

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