Apple Pay has come to Poland.
Apple on Tuesday activated Apple Pay in Poland with eight regional banks, introducing the digital payments standard to a market well accustomed to mobile payments.
The rollout includes eight financial institutions are providing support for the service, including BGZ BNP Paribas, Bank Zachodni WBK, Alior Bank, Raiffeisen Polbank, Nest Bank, mBank, Bank Pekao and Getin Bank. Poland’s largest bank, PKO BP, and other smaller institutions are expected to integrate Apple Pay in September.
A Polish Apple Pay launch first surfaced back in December, with reports stating that a handful of banks had agreed to enter negotiations with Apple with a March launch window in mind. In May, CEO Tim Cook during a quarterly earnings conference call teased a Polish debut, saying Apple Pay would soon expand operations to cover the country and its neighbors Norway and Ukraine.
Apple Pay launched in the U.S. in 2014 and has since expanded to a number of countries around the world, including major markets like Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia and the U.K. With today’s availability, the product is available to iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac users in 23 territories.
Norway is next on the list of expected rollouts, though a firm launch date has yet to be announced.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider, Think Apple and Apple