News and rumors about soon Apple Pay China launch were true since the ‘fruit’ giant finally offers Apple Pay in China. The company was expected to officially release its mobile payment system in February 2016 and it did.
The Cupertino-based giant has updated its site. It announced that Chinese consumers can already pay using the mobile payment service offered by the iOS giant in Asian region. Apple is working with UnionPay to bring its NFC based system to China.
The company is expanding to Asia because there is a big demand for iPhones and iPads in China and other countries in this corner of the world even though fake phones are also popular here. If you live in China and own iPhone 6 or newer device [this list surely includes iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6s Plus] you can now add your UnionPay credit / debit card to your account.
With ‘fruit’ mobile payment option you don’t have to remember your credit card number and password because your iPhone remembers everything [iPhone 6s got China Mobile LTE support]. You can pay with the handset in Chinese stores that support NFC payment systems.
Reportedly over 2 million retail stores support Apple Pay and let users make mobile payments on-the-go with their iPhone only. The iPhone maker believes hat Chinese market could be the biggest Apple Pay market ever.
The ‘fruit’ giant has a big net of its own retail stores in China. Apple Pay service is available in China, the U.S., the UK, Canada and Australia. There are reports about possible soon introduction of this system in Spain, Hong Kong and Singapore.