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Barclays to start supporting Apple Pay in United Kingdom from early next year


Back in July Apple launched Apple Pay in United Kingdom at more than 250,000 locations across England, Scotland, Nothern Ireland and Wales many banks supported Apple Pay but Barclays remain in list of Banks that didn't support Apple Pay.

 But Barclays committed the Bank will Support the mobile payment system in future, Barclay's CEO of Personal and Corporate Banking Ashok Vaswani told a customer by email that Bank will start supporting Apple Pay in early 2016.

"We have signed up for ApplePay and will launch it very early in the New Year. We truly value your custom and hope that you continue to bank with us particularly since we are launching this shortly"

 An high-level executive at Barclays claimed that the Bank will anticipate "imminent" support for Apple Pay and then the Bank officially confirmed that it will support Apple Pay soon, But didn't gave any date of launch.

 Barclays is one of the four big Banks of United Kingdom who is adopting Apple Pay. Banks that are already supporting Apple Pay include Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Ulster Bank.

Source: Macrumors
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HSBC and First Direct customers can now use Apple Pay in United Kingdom

Apple unveiled its brand new payment program in United Kingdom earlier this month but today Apple Added HSBC and First Direct banks Credit Card and Debit Card  support to it, This program is working in United States from 20 October of 2014.

After Apple Added these two banks in Support list Now Apple Pay Supports banks including, Natwest, Santander, Nationwide, RBS, Ulster Bank, HSBC, First Direct, MBNA, and American Express.Now nine banks in Unite Kingdom are Supporting Apple pay.
Even without a big start Apple Pay is very successful in United Kingdom, the reason could be people in U.K are not new to NFC Payments, but with the Addition of these two banks "HSBC" and "First Direct" the service is going be grow even more.

Apple is also readying to add more banks support to Apple Pay theses banks include, Bank of Scotland, Halifax, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank and TSB.

 We also got the rumor that apple is planning to launch Apple Pay in Canada and china.
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Apple Pay Now live in United Kingdom


Banks and Merchants are getting ready for Apple Pay from a long time in United Kingdom, But now wait is over and today Apple Pay officially launched in United Kingdom and its available in England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland.

Apple Pay works at stores which support Apple Pay and Apple also require NFC which only built-in iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus but users owing Apple Watch with their iPhone 5, iPhone 5s can also use Apple Pay Through Apple Watch.

The banks and credit cards that support Apple Pay are listed at Apple Pay site and they are American Express, First Direct, HSBC, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, and Ulster Bank. And other banks which are coming in future are Barclays, MBNA, TSB, and more are expected to add support. Customers can add their supported banks Credits and debits card in Passbook App and start using it.

Apple Pay supports 250,000 location in United Kingdom ranging from Fast Food shops to every type of Retail stores.A detailed list of Apple Pay supporter is available on Apple's site.

Apple Launched Apple Pay back in October 2014, after 9 months Apple expands its service to United Kingdon and its rumored to be launched in Canada and China.

Was you waiting for Apple Watch?

Source: Macrumors
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Apple Pay coming to United Kingdom in July

The mobile payment service from Apple "Apple Pay" was working only in United States will start working in United Kingdom in July with 250,000  merchant locations in United kingdom, The service will to also provided in London transportation.

 Apple said users will be able to discover 50 million card memberships so can get reward and many other brand will join Apple Pay including the bigger ones. And Apple is introducing its service to small merchants and shop with square, A device which can read a card and it will be soon available in Apple stores.

Developers are seeing more than 2x checkout conversion rate with Apple Pay, noted the firm, saying that Pinterest will roll out support for Apple Pay next month.
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