When 4 years have passed since the launch of Apple Pay in the United States, Austria prepares to receive with open arms the wireless payments technology of the Cupertino-based company, according to the two largest banks in the country through their Twitter account.
So much First Bank and Savings Bank as N26 They will be the two banks in the country that will allow shortly, they have not specified a specific date, that their customers can pay for purchases directly from their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. Austria was the only country that did not have Apple Pay, something that neighboring countries Germany, Italy and Switzerland do enjoy.
Apple's new bet on the world of mobile payments is Apple Card, a credit card behind which Goldmand Sachs is located and which will reach the market thanks to MasterCard in the summer. It may be too risky a bet taking into account that the reputation of this bank in the United States is not one of the best in terms of credit conditions.
Apple Pay was officially introduced in the United States in September 2014. A month later it was officially launched in the country and since then, this service has been expanding to more than thirty countries, being one of the most used technologies to make recurring payments both in stores and restaurants.
Today, Apple Pay is available at: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle of Man, Guirney, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Norway, New Zealand, Russia, Poland, San Marino , Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, United States and Vatican City.
As Tim Cook stated in the presentation of the new Apple services, on March 25, the Cupertino-based company wants this technology is available in 40 countries before the end of 2019.
