Today we have to disconnect a little from the world of betas and we are going to talk about one of the most common functionalities in our day to day with the devices of the Cuperitno company, it is none other than Apple Pay, the NFC payment system that Apple provides to all its users.
Its expansion is being constant and efficient throughout the global field, but mainly through Europe, where it is being a resounding success. Now Apple Pay disembarks in Portugal and Slovakia is added to the Portuguese country within Europe, there are more and more countries where it is available.
In the case of Portugal, Apple Pay comes only from the credit Agrícola bank, leaving doubts about the expansion to other banks present in the country. Meanwhile in Slovakia They seem to have made a much more relevant effort to adopt these novelties in the payment system, the example is that it will be functional in all these entities that we detail below: Edenred, J&T Banka, Monese, N26, Boon, Revolut, and Tatra Banka. Slovakia certainly seems to be a good example of how to do things in these releases, don't you think?
It reminds me a lot of the launch in Spain where Banco Santander kept the exclusive for almost a full year. In the meantime, Apple Pay is expected to land relatively soon in countries such as Malta, Greece and Croatia, We imagine that being such tourist countries they should start thinking about launching it before the high summer season kicks off. Be that as it may, Apple Pay has become for many, including myself, the epicenter of most payments, even more so in a country like Spain where almost all stores charge by card and almost all of these have with compatible dataphones.
UPDATE: Apple Pay confirms its arrival in Greece and Romania today.
Although they are digital banks, Apple Pay in Portugal is also available with Revolut, N26 and Monese.
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