Since its launch in October 2014, Apple Pay support in the United States keeps growing at a steady pace by signing on and rolling out support for waves of new banks and credit unions around the country. Today, Apple has added 45 more U.S. banks and credit unions to the list of institutions that offer support for Apple’s payment system.
Here is a list of latest US Banks and Credit Unions to join Apple Pay.
- Amplify Federal Credit Union
- Bank of the Ozarks
- Branch Banking & Trust
- Bridgehampton National Bank
- Capital Educators Federal Credit Union
- Centra Credit Union
- Charlotte Metro Credit Union
- Citizens Bank
- Coastal Federal Credit Union
- Credit Union 1
- Dollar Bank, FSB
- Eglin FCU
- ETRADE BANK
- First Community Bank
- First Community Credit Union (OR)
- First Florida Credit Union
- First National Bank of Waseca
- Floridian Bank
- Georgia United Credit Union
- Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union
- Kennebunk Savings Bank
- Kirtland Federal Credit Union
- Leaders Credit Union
- Maine Savings Federal Credit Union
- McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union
- Merchants Bank
- MIT Federal Credit Union
- National Penn Bank
- Navigant Credit Union
- Nodaway Valley Bank
- Nymeo
- OU Federal Credit Union
- Pacific NW Federal Credit Union
- Power Financial Credit Union
- Seaboard Federal Credit Union
- SECU of Maryland
- Southern Security FCU
- Southwest Financial Federal Credit Union
- Sterling Federal Bank
- The Cape Cod Five Cent Saving Bank
- The Focus Federal Credit Union
- Trupoint Bank
- UBI Federal Credit Union
- Watertown Savings Bank
- Xceed Financial Federal Credit Union
On July 2015, Apple Pay expanded into the U.K. and is supporting major U.K banks including American Express, Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds, M&S Bank, MBNA, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, and Ulster Bank. Barclays is said to be coming but without a specific timeline.
Starting tomorrow with iOS 9, Apple Pay will gain support for Discover credit cards as well. Discover which is running a cashback promotion for Apple Pay users and joins launch partners Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.
Apple iOS 9 also adds support for retail cards and reward cards through Apple Pay. With Passbook, gaining new Apple Pay features, the app is being renamed Wallet with the software update due out tomorrow. Currently, Apple Pay is supported by various stores and institutions across the United States.
Apple Pay allows owners of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and Apple Watch to pay for purchases using their devices, rather than pulling out their credit or debit card. Apple iPads with Touch ID and iPhone 6 or later can also use Apple Pay to make payments within apps.
Source: Apple