Today, Apple's wireless payments technology, Apple Pay, is available in 29 countries, a list that could reach 3o if the latest rumors published by some local media are finally fulfilled that suggest that Austria will be the next country where this technology is available.
Several local media affirm that Bank Austria will be the first bank in the country to offer this technology on all credit and debit cards that the largest bank in the country offers to all its customers. If this release is confirmed, Austria will be the XNUMXth country to offer Apple Pay worldwide.
The last countries that have received Apple Pay in recent weeks have been Poland and Norway, four years after the official launch of Apple Pay in the United States, in October 2014. It would not be surprising if Apple will bet on this country to expand your electronic payments service, as it is about to open the first Apple Store in the country.
According to data from analyst Gene Munster, today Apple Pay is available to more than 127 million users, a number of users will increase, to a lesser extent, when the 8,7 million Austrians have this technology at their disposal. For now there is no estimated release date, so this could be imminent or in a few months.
The 29 countries where Apple Pay is available today They are: Australia, Brazil, 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, United States and Vatican City.