Apple Pay (Actually) Goes Live in Malaysia

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10 AUGUST 2022 - It turns out AmBank was only a couple of days early. I told you yesterday that the Malaysian bank AmBank jumped the gun over the weekend - posting (then quickly pulling) news that it was now supporting (or was supported by) the contactless payment solution Apple Pay.

Well, now it is. A piece from The Mac Observer says Apple Pay has gone live with a number of financial institutions in Malaysia. They include MayBank, Standard Chartered Bank, and - yes - AmBank. “In a local press release,” the piece says:

…Apple said Malaysian customers with Visa and Mastercard issued by Maybank, AmBank and Standard Chartered Bank will be able to use Apple Pay.

The announcement also listed a number of retailers ready to take pay the Apple Pay way. According to the release:

Merchants such as KFC, Maxis, Machines, McDonald’s, Mydin, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, U Mobile, Uniqlo, Village Grocer, and Watsons — and apps and websites including Shopee, Sephora, Atome, and Adidas — now offer customers the ability to pay with Apple Pay.

With Malaysia in the mix, the Cupertino-company says Apple Pay is now up and running in over 60 countries and regions. It supports (or is supported by) “more than 10,000 bank and network partners worldwide,” according to Apple.