During the conference on March 25, in which Apple presented its streaming video service Apple TV +, plus Apple Arcade y Apple Card Among others, Tim Cook's company announced that it was continuing to work on the expansion of Apple Pay and that before the end of this year, will be present in 40 countries.
In Spain the number of banks compatible with Apple Pay is greater, however, it has not yet become so widespread that the government adopts it to pay for some services, something that the British government has already begun to do, which for a few hours allows you to pay up to four of your online services through Apple Pay.
According to ITV, the gov.uk website allows you to make online payments through Apple Pay in the following services: Global Entry Services, disclosure and exclusion service checks, the Registered Traveler Service and the Electronic Visa Waiver Service . The British government's support for Apple Pay does not stop there, and according to this medium, It will be expanded to other local services in addition to the police by the end of the year.
The British government launched the online platform gov.uk adding only support for debit and credit cards. The expansion to Apple Pay allows Apple users to add an extra layer of security when paying over the Internet, since they do not have to share their credit card details at any time.
According to Minister Oliver Dowden, they have added support for Apple Pay for reduce fraud and thus facilitate payment to users through the internet. Apple Pay is currently available in more than 30 countries: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle of Man, Guirney, Italy, Japan, Jersey , Norway, New Zealand, Russia, Poland, San Marino, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, United States and Vatican City.