It took 6 years since the launch of Apple Pay for Apple's payment technology to be activated on more than 500 million iPhonesAlthough it is not the only Apple device from which it can be used, if it is the most common along with the Apple Watch, for its convenience.
According to the guys from Loop Venture, last September, the number of iPhones with Apple Pay activated was 507 million. A year earlier, the number of iPhones on the market with Apple Pay in operation was 441 million, representing an annual growth of 15%.
Much of the momentum in Apple Pay adoption growth in the last year is driven by the increased contactless payments due to coronavirus. If we compare this figure with the total number of iPhones that are currently in operation, it represents 51% of the total, 1 in 2 iPhone users have activated and regularly use Apple Pay.
La availability of Apple Pay in more and more banks, has also been an important part in the growth of that payment platform. Loop Venturas states that in the last 6 months, transactions made with Apple Pay have increased by 30%. According to this same study, banks and retailers that adopt Apple Pay experience an increase of 20%.
Currently, Apple Pay is available in more than 50 countries and among which we find: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania , Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Canada, United States , Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore.
The next countries where Apple Pay is about to arriveAs we informed you a few days ago, it is Mexico, where the Apple Pay website is already available, so it is a matter of days, at most weeks, before Apple officially announces its launch.
