Apple launched Apple Pay wireless payment technology in 2014, a service that through the NFC chip that we can find inside the iPhone, we can make payments associated with the credit or debit card that we have previously associated through the Wallet application. Since its launch, little by little the number of countries where it is available has increased.
Tim Cook stated in the presentation on March 25, that this technology will be available in more than 40 countries before the end of 2019So there is still hope for those countries where it is not yet available, although we don't know which ones are next on the list. To get an idea of how popular this technology has become in some countries, we can see how even the British government accepts it.
A few months ago, it was rumored that with Brexit, the British government had asked Apple to access this chip in order to speed up the movements of citizens in the country. At the moment, Apple still does not give access to anyone other than him, however, it has reached an agreement with the British government to allow you to pay for some of the services available on the official website through Apple Pay.
So far There are only four official services that can be paid through Apple Pay: Global Entry Services, the disclosure and exclusion service checks, the Registered Traveler Service and the Electronic Visa Waiver Service. However, according to the government itself, it plans to extend it to the medical health service, the police and local services.
All these services are available through the gov.uk website, a website that was launched in 2016 with support only for credit and debit cards. According to the government, they have made the decision to add support for Apple Pay for add a plus of security, since it is not necessary to enter credit or debit card numbers to pay, as well as being a movement to reduce fraud and facilitate payment to users through the internet.
Currently, Apple Pay is 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.
