For several weeks, Taiwan had all the ballots to receive Apple Pay, along with Germany and Italy, but for the first to be ahead of the other countries and for a few hours now available in Taiwan, currently being compatible with seven banks, as we can read in The China Post. This launch coincides with the launch of the Apple Pay website in Taiwan, a website that was currently only available in English and where we can see all the banks compatible with this electronic payment service along with a list of the main businesses that accept this. technology as a form of payment.
Apple Pay in Taiwan accepts MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from seven banks, including the big four: Taishin International Bank, Taipei Fubon Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Cathay United Bank, CTBC Bank, E.SUN Bank, and Union Bank of Taiwan. NFC payment technology has been available for a long time in most businesses in the country and among which we find The Breeze Center, Far Eastern Department Stores, Sogo, Carrefour, and PXMart. Taiwan has been the last country where Apple offers this technology after previously landing in Ireland earlier this month.
In Spain, the only Spanish-speaking country where this form of payment is available, It is only compatible with Banco Santander and the Carrefour Pass card. Apple Pay is compatible with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in addition to the Apple Watch, iPad Pro, iPad Mini 4, iPad and iPad Air 2. But it is also compatible with Safari, so that we can also pay for our online purchases made with our Mac and the Safari browser in all businesses that have Apple Pay established as a payment method.