As we reported almost 2 months ago, Apple was preparing the landing of Apple Pay in Taiwan. Well, today it is already a reality. Through the official website of the company, the guys from Cupertino confirmed at the end of yesterday through a press release, the expansion of their payment method for the Asian country.
Taiwan joins an already long list of countries where we can pay with our Apple Watch, iPhone or iPad. The famous payment method comes through the seven main banks in the country, who unanimously support the implementation of this new technology.
Among them, Banks such as Cathay United Bank, CTBC Bank, E. Sun Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, Taishin International Bank and Union Bank of Taiwan are included as of today. Apple Pay, as usual, It will be available to all Visa and MasterCard users, and can be used in all businesses that already accept payments contactless.
As it's usual, To use it, you only need an iPhone 6 or later, or an iPhone 5 paired to the Apple Watch, as well as all iPads with Touch ID. This has been the short press release of the company to announce this new advance:
Currently, the payment service of the North American giant has already spread to many countries, such as United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and Ireland.
