Apple Pay is continuing its slow expansion as it is officially now available in Germany, a country that counts 83 million people.
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Apple Pay also launched in Kazakhstan today
Aside from launching in Belgium this morning, Apple Pay today became available in Kazakhstan too, the world's largest landlocked country and the ninth largest in the world.
Apple Pay goes live in Belgium
Apple on Wednesday launched its mobile payments service Apple Pay in Belgium. Customers in this country can now add their MasterCard or Maestro debit or credit cards to the Wallet app on their device in order to use it to pay for goods and services in stores, online and in apps via an iPhone, Apple Watch or Mac.
Apple Pay arrives at CVS stores in the United States
Back in July, Apple said Apple Pay would finally arrive at CVS retail stores before the end of the year. It seems that process is now in full swing. According to AppleInsider, a “large number” of CVS stores now support Cupertino's mobile payment and digital wallet service.
CVS, the largest pharmacy in the United States, has long been a hold-out for Apple Pay. Back in 2014, in fact, it went as far as shutting down NFC access in stores so Apple's payment system couldn't be used by customers. It later joined CurrentC, a now-defunct merchant-supported payment platform which it hoped would compete against Apple Pay.
In recent weeks, 7-Eleven also joined the growing ranks of merchants who accept Apple Pay. In September, it's 9,400 U.S.-based stores began offering Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Holdouts remain, however, Two of the biggest retailers in the U.S. still don't accept Apple Pay: Target and Walmart.
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Apple Pay has been confirmed to launch soon in Saudi Arabia
According to Apple.com in Saudi Arabia, the mobile payments service Apple Pay is coming soon to the 32 million people country with support from the Saudi Payments Network (MADA).
Apple celebrates America’s national parks with two new promotions
Apple has announced two new promotions that advance the continued use and maintenance of America's national park system. One involves it making a donation for each Apple Pay purchase while the other is a new Apple Watch Activity Challenge that was previously leaked.
Another video highlights making Apple Pay Cash payments through text
Yesterday, Apple's official YouTube channel published yet another short advertisement designed to promote the company's peer-to-peer mobile payment service, Apple Pay Cash.
Apple Pay is coming to eBay as a new payment option
With eBay and Paypal no longer part of the same corporate entity, the e-commerce site is looking to offer more payment options to sellers. Chief among them is Apple Pay, which is expected to begin rolling out as a payment option before the end of the year, according to AppleInsider.
New Apple videos promote Apple Pay Cash: “just text them the money”
Apple yesterday uploaded four new videos to its official YouTube channel that promote Apple Pay Cash, a peer-to-peer variant of the Apple Pay mobile payment service.
Apple Pay may be coming to Austria in the coming months
Apple's mobile payment service may launch in Austria later this year.
Apple Pay now available in Norway
After launching in Poland yesterday, the Apple Pay mobile payment service is now available in Norway, a 5.2 million people country that shares a long eastern border with Sweden.
Apple Pay launches in Poland
About a month following Apple Pay's debut in Ukraine, the Apple-branded mobile payment service on Tuesday went live in Poland, the sixth most populous member state of the European Union with a population of approximately 38.5 million people.