List of Apple Pay participating issuers updated

Jan 21, 2015 13:58 GMT  ·  By

Apple has released an updated list of participating banks currently offering Apple Pay support, listing the names of an additional 15 issuers, and bringing the total number of supported banks close to 50.

According to the support document keeping track of Apple Pay participating issuers, the following 15 banks have been added to the roster: A+ Federal Credit Union, Amegy Bank of Texas, America First Credit Union, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, California Bank & Trust, Connex Credit Union, Goldenwest FCU, Huntington Bank, KeyPoint Credit Union, Meijer Credit Union, National Bank of Arizona, Nevada State Bank, The Bank of Greene County, Vectra Bank, Zions First National Bank.

Almost 50 banks currently do business with Apple supporting their new payment service, with a whopping 450 more expected to join the ranks. The contactless / mobile payment method is currently supported in the United States only, but will soon be deployed in major markets such as Canada, the UK, and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

Apple Pay is supported in a variety of ways across different Apple devices, including through NFC on iPhone 6. The upcoming Apple Watch will also support the service, allowing users to check out of a store with a simple button press on their wrist-worn gadget.