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Apple Pay Now Supports HSBC and First Direct in the UK

Tuesday July 28, 2015 5:09 am PDT by
Apple Pay today expanded its participating issuers list within the United Kingdom, adding support for both HSBC and First Direct customers. Both banks were announced as starting partners for the UK branch of Apple Pay, but were delayed until late July at the last minute. HSBC and First Direct join a list of UK Apple Pay partners that includes: American Express, MBNA, Nationwide, NatWest,...
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Barclays Confirms Apple Pay Support in Future, First Direct and HSBC Delayed Until Later This Month

Tuesday July 14, 2015 4:52 am PDT by
Barclays today announced that it will support Apple Pay for debit and credit cards in the United Kingdom in the future, confirming a MacRumors report that claimed the bank expected "imminent" support of the mobile payments service. Apple Pay officially launched in the U.K. earlier today and can be used at more than 250,000 locations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A full...