American Express Card Members are expected to be the first to use Apple Pay in Canada and Australia beginning this year; Availability in Spain, Singapore and Hong Kong planned in 2016.
NEW YORK, NY, October 27, 2015 — American Express announced today that Apple PayTM will be available in key global markets allowing American Express® Card Members to pay on the go with an iPhone, Apple Watch or iPad. Apple Pay is expected to be available for Card Members in Canada and Australia this year and in Spain, Singapore and Hong Kong in 2016. With Apple Pay, Card Members in these countries will have the ability to seamlessly add their eligible consumer, small business and corporate American Express® Cards(i) and pay with iPhone or Apple Watch in stores where contactless payments and American Express are accepted. Card Members will also be able to use their iPhone or iPad to pay within participating merchant apps.
When paying with Apple Pay, Card Members will continue to get all of the protection and customer service they expect from American Express.
“With our global reach, we are able to bring Apple Pay to Card Members quickly in these important countries,” said Tony Prentice, vice president, mobile products and payments, American Express. “We believe it is critical to be on the forefront of seamless and innovative payment solutions for our Card Members and we are pleased to be able to deliver on that with Apple Pay.”