“Apple Pay may land in a third country as soon as Tuesday,” Lance Whitney reports for CNET.
“Customer service representatives from American Express, which is partnering with Apple for the new launch, told blog site iPhone in Canada that the service is scheduled to take off there Tuesday,” Whitney reports. “In October, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple Pay would become available to American Express customers in Canada and Australia later this year.”
Whitney reports, “Apple Pay debuted in the US last fall as the company’s first effort at contactless mobile payments.”
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Gary Ng reports for iPhone in Canada, “According to American Express, the service is set to launch this Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Customer service representatives we spoke with confirmed the date over the phone numerous times.”
“The date would presumably be when the final release of iOS 9.2 will be out to support Apple Pay,” Ng reports. “The third beta of iOS 9.2 was released last Tuesday, November 10.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Slowly but surely Apple Pay gathers momentum!
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