Apple Pay has added 25 more United States-based banks and credit unions to it’s list of financial institutions offering Apple’s payment solution to their customers. In related news, bunq customers in Italy and Spain also now have access to Apple Pay.
Apple continues to add regional financial institutions to its U.S. Apple Pay list, as most national banks have already come onboard. The major challenge for Apple continues to be merchant adoption, as major retailers such as Walmart and Target continue to offer their own payment systems in lieu of Apple’s solution. (For a list of merchants that accept Apple Pay, be sure to check out our list of stores, apps, and websites.)
The new U.S. partners are:
- American Bank Center
- Bank of Akron
- Bank of the Valley
- Benchmark Community Bank
- Cashmere Valley Bank
- Central Savings Bank
- Citizens Tri-County Bank
- Family Savings Credit Union
- Fidelity Bank & Trust
- Fortifi Bank
- Frontier Bank
- Gate City Bank
- Hickam Federal Credit Union
- NBH Bank
- New Peoples Bank, Inc.
- Omega Federal Credit Union
- Pacific Horizon Credit Union
- Portland Federal Credit Union
- Santa Rosa County Federal Credit Union
- Security Savings Bank
- SouthCrest Bank
- St. Mary’s Bank
- The Delaware National Bank of Delhi
- The Stephenson National Bank & Trust
- United Bank [AL]
Folks in Italy and Spain now have access to Apple Pay via online-only bank bunq, which offers a MasterCard to its customers.
Adding Your Credit or Debit Card to Apple Pay
Users can add their credit or debit card to Apple Pay, by doing the following:
- iPhone users running iOS 11 can go to the Wallet app and tap the “+” icon in the upper right-hand corner to begin, and then just follow the prompts. Users of iPads with Touch ID can add a card to the service to use in apps by going into “Settings” -> “Wallet & Apple Pay” to add a card there.
- Apple Watch users will need to enter the Watch app on their iPhone, Tap on the “Wallet & Apple Pay” option, and then tap the “Add Credit or Debit Card” option.
(List of new banks and credit unions via AppleInsider)
