Sounds great but I still wonder how many weeks (months?) we are away from it finally launching in Germany. It seems negotiations with banks are terrible slow...
My guess is that the banks (especially the large ones) are holding Apple as a hostage. Apple wants to start with a big bank here. They learned their lesson in Switzerland, where only „niche banks“ offer Apple Pay and it is a bust.
The banks (especially the large one with local card systems) want similiar deals like in Canada. But the letter of intents are already signed, with a final contract signing expected in the near future (maybe before Christmas), I could see a start in mid-January as the PSD2 rules are in full effect.