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Apple Pay Express Transit support arrives in 273 additional Chinese cities

This will come in handy if you’re passing through China. The Apple Pay Express Transit function can now be used in 275 cities throughout China thanks to a partnership between Apple and nationwide transport card provider T-Union. The service had previously only been available Beijing and Shanghai, where it was integrated with existing local transit […]

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Rumor: Mexico may be added to Apple Pay in the near future

It looks like Apple Pay may be en route to Mexico. Per a number of user reports via Twitter, it’s already possible to add cards from Mexican banks to the Wallet app by changing the iPhone region to another one that already supports Apple Pay. The cards are successfully added, but it’s not yet possible to […]

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Apple Pay Express Transit bug hits number of riders, results in double charging for rail fees

Well, this is kind of a snafu. A small number of New York City subway riders reported a bug in the Metro Transit Authority (MTA) tap-and-go turnstiles that inadvertently activates the Apple Pay Express Transit feature on user iPhones, resulting in double billing. The MTA’s One Metro New York system is designed to scan a […]

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Apple Pay surpasses Starbucks to become the most popular mobile payment platform in the U.S.

Apple Pay has taken the title as the most popular mobile payment platform in the United States. Per new data from eMarketer, Apple Pay has surpassed Starbucks in the US. Starbucks adopted mobile payments relatively early on, and incentivized users with rewards and features such as ordering ahead. As such, Apple Pay and other mobile […]

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Apple Pay, other forms of contactless payments, now supported by Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail service

On Wednesday, Miami-Dade Transit’s Metrorail service announced that it officially launched contactless payments, including support for Apple Pay. The service cited that it had been testing Apple Pay support at various Metrorail stations in Miami over the course of the last month. The Department of Transportation and Public Works confirmed today that the feature is […]