Should you reside in the UK, you'll now be able to spend at most £30 on each transaction using Apple Pay, as well as contactless cards. The limit for these types of payments was previously set to £20.

Unfortunately, this new increase will require merchants to upgrade their terminals that are restricted to the £20 limitation. As for consumers, there's absolutely nothing that needs changing on your end, simply head out to your favorite retail outlets that accept contactless and spend your hard-earned cash.

While even £30 doesn't sound like a lot of money, the new limit at least covers the average spend in the supermarket of £25, according to The UK Cards Association.

Source: BBC

Apple Pay support in the United States continues to grow. The company has now added 17 more U.S. banks and credit unions to the list of such institutions that offer support for Apple's payment system.

Here's the list of the 17 new Apple Pay supporters:

• AltaOne Federal Credit Union
• American Bank of Commerce
• Capital Bank, N.A.
• Cardinal Community Credit Union
• Del-One Federal Credit Union
• Enterprise Bank and Trust Co.
• Envision Credit Union
• First Commonwealth Bank
• First South Financial Credit Union
• FirstMerit Bank
• Fort Worth City Credit Union
• Leominster Credit Union
• Magnolia Federal Credit Union
• Monticello Banking Company
• Northfield Bank
• Southern States Bank
• Spire Credit Union

Apple Pay allows owners of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and Apple Watch to pay for purchases using their devices, rather than pulling out their credit or debit card. Apple Pay expanded into the U.K. earlier this year.

Source: Apple

Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced that it will offer customers in the U.S. and U.K. the chance to use Apple Pay for booking their flights. Support for the payment service comes as part of the app's latest update.

With Apple Pay support in the app, Emirates customers can purchase their tickets through the app without needing to fill in and store any credit or debit card information with Emirates. Emirates will also apparently offer the same rewards to customers purchasing with Apple Pay as they do to those that purchase with credit and debit cards.

You can grab the latest update to the Emirates app with support for Apple Pay from the App Store now.

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Source: Travel Daily UK

Discover has announced that beginning September 16, its credit and debit cards will be compatible with Apple Pay. Discover is also giving cardholders who add a card to Apple Pay a Cashback Bonus if they use that card with Apple Pay by the end of 2015.

From Discover:

From September 16, to the end of the year, cardmembers who pay with their Discover card using Apple Pay will automatically earn an extra 10% Cashback Bonus on up to $10,000 of in-store purchases. Discover it Miles, Miles and Escape cardmembers will earn an extra 10 miles per dollar on up to $10,000 of in-store purchases.

It should be noted that September 16 is the release date for iOS 9, and you might need to update to the new OS on your iPhone in order to add your Discover card. iOS 9 will bring support for store reward cards in Apple Pay as well.

Source: Discover

Apple Pay is now good to go for Lloyds and Halifax bank customers in the UK. The two banks have added support for the payment service, which will enable customers to add their cards and commence paying for goods and services with their iPhone 6 or Apple Watch.

The new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will also be able to make payments through Apple Pay. If you're not currently able to add a card (or few) to Apple Pay from either of the two banks, give it some time to have the cards activated.

Source: 9to5Mac

Apple Pay support in the United States keeps growing at a pretty steady pace. The company has now added 45 more U.S. banks and credit unions to the list of institutions that offer support for Apple's payment system.

Here's a look at the new additions:

• Amplify Federal Credit Union
• Bank of the Ozarks
• Branch Banking & Trust
• Bridgehampton National Bank
• Capital Educators Federal Credit Union
• Centra Credit Union
• Charlotte Metro Credit Union
• Citizens Bank
• Coastal Federal Credit Union
• Credit Union 1
• "Dollar Bank, FSB"
• Eglin FCU
• ETRADE BANK
• First Community Bank
• First Community Credit Union (OR)
• First Florida Credit Union
• First National Bank of Waseca
• Floridian Bank
• Georgia United Credit Union
• Johns Hopkins Federal Credit Union
• Kennebunk Savings Bank
• Kirtland Federal Credit Union
• Leaders Credit Union
• Maine Savings Federal Credit Union
• McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union
• Merchants Bank
• MIT Federal Credit Union
• National Penn Bank
• Navigant Credit Union
• Nodaway Valley Bank
• Nymeo
• OU Federal Credit Union
• Pacific NW Federal Credit Union
• Power Financial Credit Union
• Seaboard Federal Credit Union
• SECU of Maryland
• Southern Security FCU
• Southwest Financial Federal Credit Union
• Sterling Federal Bank
• The Cape Cod Five Cent Saving Bank
• The Focus Federal Credit Union
• Trupoint Bank
• UBI Federal Credit Union
• Watertown Savings Bank
• Xceed Financial Federal Credit Union

Apple Pay allows owners of the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, and Apple Watch to pay for purchases using their devices, rather than pulling out their credit or debit card. Apple Pay expanded into the U.K. earlier this year and starting September 16 US Discover credit card owners will also be able to use the service.

Source: Apple; Via: 9to5Mac

Big box retailer Best Buy seems to be in the process of rolling out support for Apple Pay in its retail stores. A number of people have reported being able to use the payment system in-store at Best Buy, though of course the experience may vary by store.

From user tmiw on Reddit:

Heard from someone on another site talking about it and figured I'd try it out. Turns out that it works, at least at the location I tried!

Best Buy first announced that it would accept Apple Pay earlier this year, having previously declining to do so, and joining rival payment system provider MCX. The company reversed course, introducing Apple Pay support into its app.

Have you had luck using Apple Pay in a Best Buy store yet? Let us know below in the comments.

Source: Reddit; Via MacRumors

Apple is reportedly getting ready to bring Apple Pay to China. The company is said to have registered a company within the Shanghai free-trade zone called Apple Technology Service (Shanghai) Ltd. The purpose of the company would apparently be to operate the Apple Pay business in China.

From The Wall Street Journal:

Officials from the pilot free-trade zone said on Wednesday that an Apple entity was registered in the zone to operate the Apple Pay business, Shanghai's government-backed newspaper Wenhui News reported.

Apple has apparently seeded $13.4 million of capital with this company. The chairman and legal representative of the company is Gary Joseph Wipfler, who currently serves as Apple's vice president and corporate treasurer.

Apple has been looking to bring its payment system to China since it launched towards the end of 2014. It was reported earlier this year that Apple was meeting resistance in bringing Apple Pay to China, though CEO Tim Cook later said he was "bullish" on the prospect.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

A new report once again claims that Apple Pay will be making its way to Canada by the end of the year. Several payment processors have apparently already started advertising that their point-of-sale terminals will support the system. The system will reportedly start rolling out later this month with a soft launch in Apple Stores and select restaurant chains.

iPhone in Canada:

The Apple Pay timeline could change, but as of now we're told late October or early November would be the potential launch window. We will find out more info in the next couple weeks we're told.

Canada would be the second country outside of the U.S. to get Apple Pay support, with the system showing up in the U.K. back in July. There are also reports that Apple is close to launching Apple Pay in China, which could also happen before the end of the year.

Source: iPhone in Canada

While Apple Pay launched in the U.K. back in July with support from most big British banks, one notedly absent institution was Barclays. However, the bank is apparently preparing to support Apple Pay in the U.K. in the early part of 2016. A frustrated customer received a message to that effect after complaining to the bank about their lack of support for the system.

From Mike Jobson:

We have signed up for ApplePay and will launch it very early in the New Year. We truly value your custom and hope that you continue to bank with us particularly since we are launching this shortly.

Barclays will be the last of the "Big Four" banks in the U.K. to add support for Apple Pay, with the others being HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and Lloyds Banking Group. The system is currently supported in the U.K. by these other financial institutions as well:

• American Express
• Bank of Scotland
• First Direct
• Halifax
• M&S Bank
• MBNA
• Nationwide Building Society
• NatWest
• Santander
• Ulster Bank

Source: Mike Jobson; Via: MacRumors

Apple Watch and iPhone-toting caffeine fanatics, you'll soon have something to celebrate. Apple Pay will be coming to Starbucks throughout 2016, allowing users to use the tap and pay system at all 7,500 Starbucks locations across the country.

The news was broken by Jennifer Bailey, the head of Apple Pay, at Re/Code's Code/Mobile conference. According to Re/Code some Starbucks-goers will even get the chance to use Apple Pay at the coffee shop ahead of time with a pilot program:

Starting next year you can tap and pay with your iPhone or Apple Watch at all Starbucks registers across the country. Some locations will be testing the technology this year in a pilot.

The Starbucks app itself already supports Apple Pay for refilling your Starbucks card, but this latest move will usher in tap-and-pay terminals at all locations in 2016. The addition of Starbucks also brings another major name on board in a steady expansion that has seen more and more stores added over the course of the last year.

Update: It looks like KFC and Chili's are on the menu, with both set to get Apple Pay support in-store in Spring 2016. Additionally, Delta's Fly Delta app is set to receive an update today with the ability to book flights with Apple Pay right in the app.

Source: Re/Code

Another 29 banks and credit unions in the U.S. have added support for Apple Pay. With these additions, the total number of financial institutions supporting Apple Pay in the United States now stands at over 530.

Here are the most recent additions. Did your bank make the cut?

• Advia Credit Union
• AIM Bank
• Alma Bank
• American Bank & Trust Company
• Armstrong Bank
• Arvest Bank
• BankIowa
• Central National Bank
• Clear Mountain Bank
• EECU
• First Advantage Bank
• First Kentucky Bank
• John Marshall Bank
• Justice Federal Credit Union
• Kern Federal Credit Union
• Kinecta Federal Credit Union
• Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union
• Martin Federal Credit Union
• Northern Bank & Trust Company
• Partners 1st Federal Credit Union
• Radius Bank
• Republic Bank & Trust
• Scottrade
• Sharefax Credit Union
• Signature Federal Credit Union
• Sussex County Federal Credit Union
• The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
• Velocity Credit Union
• Washington Trust Bank

For those just tuning in, Apple Pay allows owners of the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 6 Plus and Apple Watch to pay for purchases using their devices, rather than pulling out their credit or debit card. While initially only available in the United States, Apple Pay expanded into the U.K. in July.

Source: Apple

Apple Pay is rumored to be set for a November launch in Canada, and recent listing by TD Canada Trust has added fuel to the speculation. As spotted by iPhone in Canada, TD Canada Trust briefly listed Apple Pay under the "Ways to Pay" section of its website, but that listing has since been pulled.

Before the page detailing Apple Pay with TD Canada Trust was pulled, it listed TD Visa cards that would support Apple Pay, along with a note that transaction limits are limited to $100.

Apple's mobile payments solution originally launched last October in the U.S. before expanding to the U.K. in July. In mid-April we saw the first reports that Apple Pay would see a November launch in Canada, with a similar report stating the same earlier this month. While it's far from certain at this point, the recent listing from TD Canada Trust has certainly ramped up speculation.

Source: iPhone in Canada

Just a week after adding several new banks and credit unions in the U.S. to its list of supporters, Apple Pay has added another 72 such institutions. With these additions, the total number of banks and credit unions supporting Apple Pay in the United States now stands at over 600.

Check out the list below to see if your bank or credit union made the cut.

• Achieva Credit Union
• Alcoa Pittsburgh Federal Credit Union
• Alliance Credit Union
• AmeriServ Financial Bank
• APCO Employees Credit Union
• Bank of American Fork
• Bridgewater Savings Bank
• Community Bank & Trust
• Cross Keys Bank
• Directions Credit Union
• Eagle Bank
• East Texas Professional Credit Union
• Eastman Credit Union
• Eaton Family Credit Union
• FedEx Employees Credit Association
• First Bank of Newton
• First National Bank of Granbury
• First Northern Credit Union
• First State Bank of Colorado
• First United Bank
• First Western Trust
• Fleur de Lis Federal Credit Union
• Generations Federal Credit Union
• Guaranty Bank Trust
• Hastings City Bank
• Haven Savings Bank
• Heartland Bank
• Heritage First Bank
• HomeTown Bank
• HSBC
• IH Credit Union
• Impact Bank
• Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union
• Johnson Bank
• Kennebec Savings Bank
• LBS Financial Credit Union
• Lewiston State Bank
• MainStreet Bank
• Marlborough Savings Bank
• Marquette Savings Bank
• MAX Credit Union
• Members First Credit Union of Florida
• Merco Credit Union
• Miami Postal Service Credit Union
• Monson Savings Bank
• Ocean Communities Federal Credit Union
• OceanFirst Bank
• Omni Community Credit Union
• One Bank & Trust
• P1FCU
• PeoplesChoice Credit Union
• Perfect Circle Credit Union
• Phenix-Girard Bank
• Planters Bank & Trust Company
• Point West Credit Union
• Public Service Credit Union
• Quest Federal Credit Union
• Red Crown Federal Credit Union
• Semiconductor of Maine Federal Credit Union
• Service 1st Credit Union
• SIU Credit Union
• Solarity Credit Union
• Solidarity Community Federal Credit Union
• Sterling Bank & Trust
• Team One Credit Union
• Texas Dow Employees Credit Union
• The Park Bank
• TMG Financial Services
• Velocity Community Federal Credit Union
• Western Rockies Federal Credit Union
• Whitney Bank
• York County Federal Credit Union

For those new to Apple Pay, it allows owners of the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 6 Plus and Apple Watch to pay for purchases using their devices, rather than pulling out their credit or debit card. While initially only available in the United States, Apple Pay expanded into the U.K. in July. It is also reportedly expanding into Canada soon.

Source: Apple

While Apple Pay has been confined to the United States and United Kingdom so far, Apple could be planning a more aggressive expansion of the payment system in the near future. Apple Pay badges have begun showing up in the listings for a number of businesses in Australia with Apple's own Maps application, which is normally used to indicate that a business supports or is soon to support the system.

The badges have appeared in select locations for both Coles and Woolworths supermarket chains, in cities such as Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Perth. Other locations for those chains, in addition to other major retailers in Australia, do not have the badges.

Now, this could be a mistake, or it could be a sign that Apple Pay will expand to Australia soon. The payment system is already reported to be heading to Canada in early November, but it's possible that Apple could speed up the roll out to more than one country at a time. Of course, we're unlikely to know more until Apple makes an announcement, so stay tuned for that.

Via: MacRumors

We've already seen a ton of banks and card issuers come out with support for Apple Pay over the last year, and now it looks like you can add a store card into the mix. Support for store cards was added to Apple Pay with iOS 9, and clothing retailer Kohl's has become the first store to support it.

@biplane_messiah That's right. Starting this Tuesday, customers will be able to make purchases on Apple Pay using their Kohl's Charge Card.

— Kohl's (@Kohls) October 24, 2015

So, if you have a Kohl's charge card, you can now add it to your the Wallet app on your iPhone and start using it with Apple Pay. When support for store cards was announced, Apple also said that JC Penny was also on board, but according to Apple's list of supported banks and issuers, JC Penny charge card support hasn't arrived just yet.

Sources: Kohl's (Twitter), Apple

On Apple's Q4 2015 earnings call today, CEO Tim Cook announced that it will partner with American Express to bring Apple Pay to Canada and Australia later this year, while Spain, Singapore, and Hong Kong will see a rollout in 2016. From the way Cook worded the announcement, it sounds like this will only be for "eligible American Express" customers in these countries, so we wouldn't expect a full rollout initially.

If the U.S. rollout of support over the last year is any indication, however, additional bank and card issuer support may expand rapidly over time. We don't have a specific timetable for when the mobile payments service will begin to land in Australia and Canada, but with only a couple of months left in 2015, it shouldn't be too far out.

Apple Pay continues to grow, with 54 more banks and credit unions have been added to the list of supporters. This brings the total number of U.S. financial institutions with Apple Pay support to 658.

You can check if your bank made the cut this round by checking out the list below:

• Alternatives Federal Credit Union
• Army Aviation Center Federal Credit Union
• Artisans' Bank
• Bank of Eastman
• Bank of Rantoul
• Bridgeview Bank Group
• Carson Bank
• Calumet Bank
• Catholic & Community Credit Union
• Central State Bank
• Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
• Cincinnati Police Federal Credit Union
• Citizens First Ban
• Cornerstone Bank
• Cornerstone National Bank
• Credit Union of America
• Drummond Community Bank
• Education Employees Credit Union
• First Community Credit Union (MO)
• First Federal Bank of the Midwest
• First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association
• Genisys Credit Union
• German American
• Gorham Savings Bank
• Greenwood Credit Union
• Houston Texas Fire Fighters Federal Credit Union
• Hudson River Community Credit Union
• InTouch Credit Union
• KV Federal Credit Union
• Lexington Postal Credit Union
• Macatawa Bank
• Maine Family Federal Credit Union
• Marion State Bank
• Missouri Bank
• Missouri Credit Union
• Mocse Credit Union
• Municipal Employees Credit Union of Oklahoma City
• Mutual Bank
• Newaygo County Service Employees Credit Union
• Oak Trust Credit Union
• Peoples Bank
• Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union
• PyraMax Bank
• Settlers Federal Credit Union
• The Bank
• The Provident Bank
• Tri City National Bank
• TwinStar Credit Union
• UMassFive College Federal Credit Union
• United Equity Credit Union
• United Savings Credit Union
• University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union
• Upper Peninsula State Bank
• Weokie Credit Union

In addition to these U.S. institutions, Apple Pay enjoys support from several banks in the United Kingdom as well. Apple also recently announced that they would bring the system to Australia and Canada later this year through a partnership with American Express. Additionally, Apple Pay will roll out in Spain, Singapore, and Hong Kong in 2016.

Source: Apple

Walgreens will be the first retailer to bring its loyalty program integration to Apple Pay. With this, you'll be able to use your account through Apple Pay, so you can earn and redeem your points without having to launch another app. The company has more than 85 million active Balance Rewards members who will now be able to take advantage of the new features from their compatible iPhone.

Sona Chawla, president of digital and chief marketing officer for Walgreens stated:

"We're excited to be the first to provide our customers with increased ease of access to their Balance Rewards account and information when using Apple Pay. This offering supports our commitment to removing friction and enabling a simple and convenient customer experience."

All you'll need to do is set up your Balance Rewards card in Apple Pay, and when you are at a Walgreens location just hold your iPhone near the reader, and the information will be sent. It's great to see Apple Pay integrations continuing to expand, and we hope that more companies follow in the same footsteps.

Source: Walgreens

If you're always on the lookout for new opportunities to use Apple Pay, you might want to give Pay Finders a look. This new iPhone app helps you find locations near you that accept Apple Pay using crowd-sourced data. The app encourages you to sign up and join in, contributing data about Apple Pay locations to make it easier for everyone to use. You can share Apple Pay locations with friends, rate experiences, and make a list of your favorite Apple Pay locations.

Here are the major features that you'll find in Pay Finders:

• Discover and explore local merchants that accept Apple Pay™
• Beautiful Apple Maps discovery system helps you find new places
• Get turn-by-turn Apple Map directions to Apple Pay™ merchants
• Rate your Apple Pay™ experiences and report if Apple Pay™ was working
• Share Apple Pay™ merchants you discover with your friends
• Build your personal Apple Pay™ merchant favorite lists
• Help find and add new Apple Pay™ locations to Pay Finders™
• New Apple Pay™ locations updated by the minute

Currently, Pay Finders only supports locations in the United States and Canada. However, as Apple Pay rolls out to more countries later this year and into 2016, the app will offer support for the U.K. and Europe.

You can download Pay Finders from the App Store now.

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