There are Already Tens of Thousands of Merchants Supporting Apple Pay in Ireland

Apple mobile pay service Apple Pay has been launched in Ireland recently, how is the local support rate of this service? Previously some local media have ever complained about little banks supporting Apple Pay, althought there are now two banks supporting Apple Pay, the service has been supported by thousands of businesses in local area. Compared with the number of banks, this is a very shocking figure.

 

So many merchants supporting Apple Pay means that the service will spread the life circle of Irish consumers at the fastest speed. However, the few bank support number will always be a problem. As we need to bind bank card to use Apple Pay. According to the report of Ireland media, more support from local banks has already been in the testing process, I believe that goods news will come in the near future.

Ireland is the seat of European headquarters of Apple, there is the only iMac processing factory directly controlled by Apple. Meanwhile, Ireland has always been considered to be the tax heaven for Apple and other multinational enterprises. European Commission has ever judged illegal tax evasion of Apple by Ireland in 2016, and wrote out a ticket of 13 billion Euro. But so far, the matter of Apple prosecuting European Union is still ongoing, the final result will be announced after a certain time.

It is reported by 9to5Mac that Apple is continuously increasing cooperative partners in markets suppoting the service besides bringing Apple Pay to new markets.

Today, Apple Pay increased supports from more than 10 banks and credit union, users of 15 banking institutions, including Alliance Bank, WBCO, Marquette bank and Ohio university credit cooperatives, will be able to use Apple Pay.

 

In addition, Apple announced last week that card issuer supporting Apple Pay inside Japanese territory added 6 again, they are respectively APLUS、EPOS、JACCS、Cedyna、POCKETCARD and Life.

After being launched into Ireland market, there are alreay users of 14 countries can use the mobile payment service, are America, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Australian, China, HongKong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.

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