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Apple Pay on the Apple Watch
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Four years after a first launch in the U.S., Apple has launched its mobile payments service in Germany making a total of 33 countries Apple Pay can now be used in. Customers at banks like Commerzbank unit Comdirect, Hanseatic Bank, Deutsche Bank and Wirecard and also of credit card providers Visa, American Express and Mastercard are now able to use Apple’s Boon app in the country.
Retailers like supermarket chain Kaufland, Aldi and Lidl, Zara, H&M, MediaMarkt and Esprit will accept payments with Apple Pay which enable customers transact easily by holding their smartphone in front of payment terminal.
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Apple Pay on the iPhone
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“We are delighted to now offer boon via Apple Pay to all owners of an Apple device. Together with Apple Pay, we are further enhancing the user experience for consumers and thus advance the digitization of payment processes globally.” Wirecard Executive Vice President (for) Consumer Solutions Georg von Waldenfels said in a press release.
A dispute over fees is said to have delayed the launch of the mobile payments service in Germany after successful launches in several other countries. Apple Pay works with the Apple Watch, iPhone SE, iPhone 6 and newer versions.