Apple Pay May Launch in the Netherlands and Poland Later This Year

[MacRumors]

In addition to Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates, Apple Pay may launch in the Netherlands and Poland later this year.

Dutch blog One More Thing, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, claims that ING will be the first bank to offer Apple Pay in the Netherlands. Virtual bank Bunq also supposedly plans to support Apple Pay.

Rabobank, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, reportedly hasn't yet taken any concrete steps towards Apple Pay.

Apple has translated Apple Pay support pages on its website to Dutch and French for the Netherlands and Belgium. Apple Pay was already rumored to launch in Belgium in May, but five months have passed and it has yet to happen.

The report cites one source who claims Apple Pay could launch in the Netherlands on November 2, but the blog could not confirm the date.

Apple's fourth quarter earnings results are scheduled for the same day, so it's possible that Apple will use the subsequent conference call as an opportunity to announce the next wave of Apple Pay launch countries.

MacRumors also received an anonymous tip today with an alleged screenshot of Apple Pay being tested on an iPhone in Poland.

The screenshot shows a Mastercard from PKO Bank Polski, suggesting that bank could be the first to support Apple Pay in the country. However, it could also be a placeholder card for Apple's internal testing only.

The tipster said Apple Pay should be ready to launch in Poland by the end of this year, but we're unable to confirm the authenticity of this information.

Apple Pay vice president Jennifer Bailey has previously said Apple is "working rapidly" to expand Apple Pay to additional countries in Europe and Asia. According to Apple's services chief Eddy Cue, that could soon include India.

Apple Pay is currently available in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, Russia, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

(Thanks, Burak Polat!)

Article Link: Apple Pay May Launch in the Netherlands and Poland Later This Year

 

[Berti10]

GERMANY !! C‘mon!! Blöde Sparkassen...

 

[Avieshek]

INDIA !! C'mon !! भार में जा ||

 

[Deemr]

GERMANY !! C‘mon!! Blöde Sparkassen...

Sparkassen will have a hard time to join ApplePay.

These are all small individual banks, contracting would be a desaster. I don’t see Apple to contract each small Sparkasse individually.

Also the registtation process would be a hell. Since ApplePay is using image recognition with the card, ApplePay would have to know all card iterations of all individual Sparkassen. Also some Sparkassen share the card design with other Sparkassen but are individual banks.

This makes me beleve that we would probably not see a deal with the Sparkassen within the next years.

 

[Mike MA]

MacRumors should rather do a shortlist of countries not supporting Apple Pay with Germany (and its banks) topping the list.

 

[vatter69]

In other news - Apple Pay is available in all countries but Germany.

 

[sillert]

GERMANY !! C‘mon!! Blöde Sparkassen...

Yeah, I really want it too. It's a shame that one of world's biggest economies does not have Apple Pay. But it's also well known problem of here, see how long it took that credit cards became a common paying option.

 

[H.Finch]

I really hope this is true, and that it comes to the KNAB bank soon enough (the only bank with reasonable interest rates...)

 

[wbrat]

I hope it's true with Poland. We've got contactless terminals everywhere here, so the implementation should be quite easy and smooth (as long as apple pay does not require different standard (?)). On the other hand, PKO BP is the last bank I would expect of implementing anything as innovative as Apple Pay. It is rather traditional type of bank, lagging behind the competition in the high-tech area.

 

[patjem]

Today the La Caixa bank was also released with Apple Pay. Debit and carrier cards

 

[gjveltink]

GERMANY !! C‘mon!! Blöde Sparkassen...

Yes, I'm looking forward to Apple Pay in Germany too. And if the "Sparkassen" can't or won't join in then maybe ING DiBa will be one of the early players in Germany. I mean, if they can do it in the Netherlands, they could also do it in Germany, at least on the technical level.
Keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[D582]

Since ApplePay is using image recognition with the card, ApplePay would have to know all card iterations of all individual Sparkassen. Also some Sparkassen share the card design with other Sparkassen but are individual banks.

The only ‘image recognition’ Apple Pay does during the setup process is an attempt to read the card number, expiry date, and name off the card so you don’t have to type them in manually. It has nothing to do with the actual design of the card. You can always type in the details manually anyways.

 

[BSben]

Yeah, I really want it too. It's a shame that one of world's biggest economies does not have Apple Pay. But it's also well known problem of here, see how long it took that credit cards became a common paying option.

Apple are really rubbish for their German customers, and they are obviously losing out as the iPhone in Germany has a much lower user base than the UK for example. There is no public transport in Maps, the News app never made it to Germany, Siri is much less useful in Germany, and then there is Apple Pay.
However he problem with Apple Pay are the banks. Germans and their banks love cash. Germans prefer to spend money that have got, rather than taking out a loan, or using credit cards. This is a good thing in many ways, but banks earn very little from that. And the last thing the banks want is paying Apple a fee for each transaction. It is a catch 22 on this one, but I am sure that at some point Apple Pay will come to Germany.
Apple has to become less focused on english speaking countries, they already are saturated with Apple products, but it is the world outside that bubble where they are losing out.

 

[justperry]

Still not convinced it's more convenient than the NFC enabled bank debit cards, take card next to the POS, that's it, there's also no need to slide the card into the slot if the amount is higher than 25€, just hold your card against the POS and input your PIN, Apple Pay is not a lot more convenient, it's a bit (more) safer than chip & PIN though.
Doesn't mean I won't use it if it becomes available at the Rabo Bank though.

 

[Ribitsch]

A

In other news - Apple Pay is available in all countries but Germany.

And Austria
We want ApplePay too! Can’t understand what takes so long

 

[justperry]

A

And Austria
We want ApplePay too! Can’t understand what takes so long

Banks, for a good reason.

 

[Ribitsch]

Y

Banks, for a good reason.

yeah
But if e.g. ING DiBa in Poland offers it, what other conditions do they want in Austria (we have ING DiBa too)

 

[justperry]

Y

yeah
But if e.g. ING DiBa in Poland offers it, what other conditions do they want in Austria (we have ING DiBa too)

A certain Bank in one country does not mean it has the same management as one with the same name in another country.

 

[catean]

Still not convinced it's more convenient than the NFC enabled bank debit cards, take card next to the POS, that's it, there's also no need to slide the card into the slot if the amount is higher than 25€, just hold your card against the POS and input your PIN, Apple Pay is not a lot more convenient, it's a bit (more) safer than chip & PIN though.
Doesn't mean I won't use it if it becomes available at the Rabo Bank though.

Don’t forget about the watch... now with LTE you can go out without wallet or phone.

P.S. We are waitting patiently in Romania too !!

 

[iTom17]

If this is true: finally!!! Been waiting for this from day one. I think Apple Pay has incredible potential here in the Netherlands. And I look forward to be one of the first 'showing off' to the cashiers.

 

[69Mustang]

MacRumors should rather do a shortlist of countries not supporting Apple Pay with Germany (and its banks) topping the list.

Hmmm. Shortlist. Wouldn't the list of countries that do not support Apple Pay be the long list? The shortlist would be the list of countries that do support Apple Pay. No? Cuz I got a feeling one of those lists is longer than the other.

 

[Kyle-K]

Sparkassen will have a hard time to join ApplePay. These are all small individual banks, contracting would be a desaster. I don’t see Apple to contract each small Sparkasse individually.

Might be surprised here in Australia, We have a bunch of small credit unions that which are all individual and separate that now offer Apple Pay.

They all did it at the same time you want to know how they manage that, They didn't handle there Apple Pay implementation individually they were all using the same vendor Cuscal, Cuscal offered Apple Pay to any of their banking or credit unions that were using there backend systems they develop the technology and integrated it in with the current system and then offered as a solution to their clients.

The smaller banks in Germany I wouldn't be surprised if they use a similar vendor for their systems. One of the largest such providers in Germany is Wirecard and they're definitely familiar with Apple Pay.

They own and operate "boon." a virtual card for digital wallets available in Germany but they only support android pay currently but in other areas they support Apple Pay.

Also the registtation process would be a hell. Since ApplePay is using image recognition with the card, ApplePay would have to know all card iterations of all individual Sparkassen. Also some Sparkassen share the card design with other Sparkassen but are individual banks.

The only ‘image recognition’ Apple Pay does during the setup process is an attempt to read the card number, expiry date, and name off the card so you don’t have to type them in manually. It has nothing to do with the actual design of the card. You can always type in the details manually anyways.

The recognition definitely works like that, Also Apple does have a feature but not many banking institution support or use that allows the card to be loaded virtually to wallet without the physical card being present there is also no need for the card to actually physically exist.

boon. by wirecard and here in Australia there's only one provider supporting this feature as of today and that is ANZ shows how the card can be loaded from their banking app.

Yes, I'm looking forward to Apple Pay in Germany too. And if the "Sparkassen" can't or won't join in then maybe ING DiBa will be one of the early players in Germany. I mean, if they can do it in the Netherlands, they could also do it in Germany, at least on the technical level.

ING, I believe their systems are different in each individual country however they are in a fair few countries that offer Apple Pay here in Australia they offer Apple Pay and I believe they offer Apple Pay in some of the other countries.

 

[IGI2]

Poland! Finally!

 

[ThomasPicard]

Tja - AUSTRIA is also missing!

But we even don't have Siri Support on AppleTV yet...

 

[applekrk]

In addition to Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates, Apple Pay may launch in the Netherlands and Poland later this year.

Dutch blog One More Thing, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, claims that ING will be the first bank to offer Apple Pay in the Netherlands. Virtual bank Bunq also supposedly plans to support Apple Pay.

Rabobank, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, reportedly hasn't yet taken any concrete steps towards Apple Pay.

Apple has translated Apple Pay support pages on its website to Dutch and French for the Netherlands and Belgium. Apple Pay was already rumored to launch in Belgium in May, but five months have passed and it has yet to happen.

The report cites one source who claims Apple Pay could launch in the Netherlands on November 2, but the blog could not confirm the date.

Apple's fourth quarter earnings results are scheduled for the same day, so it's possible that Apple will use the subsequent conference call as an opportunity to announce the next wave of Apple Pay launch countries.

MacRumors also received an anonymous tip today with an alleged screenshot of Apple Pay being tested on an iPhone in Poland.

The screenshot shows a Mastercard from PKO Bank Polski, suggesting that bank could be the first to support Apple Pay in the country. However, it could also be a placeholder card for Apple's internal testing only.

The tipster said Apple Pay should be ready to launch in Poland by the end of this year, but we're unable to confirm the authenticity of this information.

Apple Pay vice president Jennifer Bailey has previously said Apple is "working rapidly" to expand Apple Pay to additional countries in Europe and Asia. According to Apple's services chief Eddy Cue, that could soon include India.

Apple Pay is currently available in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, Russia, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

(Thanks, Burak Polat!)

Article Link: Apple Pay May Launch in the Netherlands and Poland Later This Year

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In addition to Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates, Apple Pay may launch in the Netherlands and Poland later this year.

Dutch blog One More Thing, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, claims that ING will be the first bank to offer Apple Pay in the Netherlands. Virtual bank Bunq also supposedly plans to support Apple Pay.

Rabobank, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, reportedly hasn't yet taken any concrete steps towards Apple Pay.

Apple has translated Apple Pay support pages on its website to Dutch and French for the Netherlands and Belgium. Apple Pay was already rumored to launch in Belgium in May, but five months have passed and it has yet to happen.

The report cites one source who claims Apple Pay could launch in the Netherlands on November 2, but the blog could not confirm the date.

Apple's fourth quarter earnings results are scheduled for the same day, so it's possible that Apple will use the subsequent conference call as an opportunity to announce the next wave of Apple Pay launch countries.

MacRumors also received an anonymous tip today with an alleged screenshot of Apple Pay being tested on an iPhone in Poland.

The screenshot shows a Mastercard from PKO Bank Polski, suggesting that bank could be the first to support Apple Pay in the country. However, it could also be a placeholder card for Apple's internal testing only.

The tipster said Apple Pay should be ready to launch in Poland by the end of this year, but we're unable to confirm the authenticity of this information.

Apple Pay vice president Jennifer Bailey has previously said Apple is "working rapidly" to expand Apple Pay to additional countries in Europe and Asia. According to Apple's services chief Eddy Cue, that could soon include India.

Apple Pay is currently available in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, Russia, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

(Thanks, Burak Polat!)

Article Link: Apple Pay May Launch in the Netherlands and Poland Later This Year