Apple Pay Now Expands To 45 More US Banks And Credit Unions

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.

1. Amplify Federal Credit Union
2. Bank of the Ozarks
3. Branch Banking & Trust
4. Bridgehampton National Bank
5. Capital Educators Federal Credit Union
6. Centra Credit Union
7. Charlotte Metro Credit Union
8. Citizens Bank
9. Coastal Federal Credit Union
10. Credit Union 1
11. Dollar Bank, FSB
12. Eglin FCU
13. ETRADE BANK
14. First Community Bank
15. First Community Credit Union (OR)
16. First Florida Credit Union
17. First National Bank of Waseca
18. Floridian Bank
19. Georgia United Credit Union
20. Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union
21. Kennebunk Savings Bank
22. Kirtland Federal Credit Union
23. Leaders Credit Union
24. Maine Savings Federal Credit Union
25. McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union
26. Merchants Bank
27. MIT Federal Credit Union
28. National Penn Bank
29. Navigant Credit Union
30. Nodaway Valley Bank
31. Nymeo
32. OU Federal Credit Union
33. Pacific NW Federal Credit Union
34. Power Financial Credit Union
35. Seaboard Federal Credit Union
36. SECU of Maryland
37. Southern Security FCU
38. Southwest Financial Federal Credit Union
39. Sterling Federal Bank
40. The Cape Cod Five Cent Saving Bank
41. The Focus Federal Credit Union
42. Trupoint Bank
43. UBI Federal Credit Union
44. Watertown Savings Bank
45. 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