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Digital mobile payment platform Apple Pay last week silently went live in South Africa, with at least three banks supporting the service.
This is the first time the service is being launched in Africa.
How Apple Pay works
Apple Pay is the smartphone manufacturer’s payment and digital wallet system. Users of the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch can use the feature to pay online on various apps and at Tap and Pay NFC terminals. A bank card needs to be connected to the service.
Apple Pay allows users to load a supported banking card and use their Apple device – such as an iPhone or cellular Apple Watch – to make a contactless payment at supported NFC-based terminals.
Banks supporting Apple Pay
Following the launch of the service in Africa, three South African banks are listed on Apple’s website as partners supporting Apple Pay.
They are Absa, Discovery and …