It seems incredible that the Santander bank, which is the one that brought Apple Pay to Spain or the United Kingdom first, was not available in the United States to make payments through Apple Pay, but it is. Just today Santander announces the compatibility of MasterCard cards in the country and he takes care of it la web from the bank itself to make the announcement. In fact, it is one of the many banks that they already have available in the country and that now joins the possibility of making payments through Apple Pay using compatible Apple devices.
So if you are one of the 2,1 million Banco Santander customers residing in the United States You can now insert your MasterCard card and start using it with Apple Pay in stores that accept this payment method, online stores and other services. In this case, the bulk of Banco Santander's clients are in the northeastern United States, in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
The devices compatible with Apple Pay are:
- iPhone 7
- 7 iPhone Plus
- iPhone 6s
- 6s iPhone Plus
- iPhone 6
- 6 iPhone Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch)
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
- iPad Air 2
- iPad mini 4
- iPad mini 3
Apple Watch that paired with the iPhone 5S and 5c also work are:
- Apple Watch Series 2
- Apple Watch Series 1
- Apple Watch (XNUMXst generation)
Mac
From the Safari web with the:
- New 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch ID
- With any other Mac from 2012 or later using a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch
As always Apple Pay is in the news hopefully soon new banks will become compatible with this Apple payments service in Spain. In any case, at the moment there are no movements that indicate it.