Apple Pay coming to Canada and Australia this week, but only for AmEx users<article>
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Apple Pay’s march to ubiquity is going to be a slow and steady one, if Apple’s current rollout strategy is any indication. The company brought its mobile payment service to the
United Kingdom in July after months of expansion in the U.S., and now
Apple Pay is arriving in Canada today, with Australia set to come on board on Thursday.</p><p>
There is a caveat: Apple Pay use is limited to American Express cardholders in those countries to start. Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president in charge of Apple Pay, told the
Associated Press that American Express cards are easiest to support at launch because AmEx is both the payment network operator and the card issuer, whereas other payment networks like Visa and MasterCard work with financial institutions to issue cards that work on their network. It’s unclear when other cards will be supported in Canada and Australia.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3005603/ios/apple-pay-coming-to-canada-and-australia-this-week-but-only-for-amex-users.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple Pay coming to Canada and Australia this week, but only for AmEx users
