Apple Pay to go live Oct. 20

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple announced Thursday that customers can start making payments with the touch of a finger on Monday, Oct. 20 when Apple Pay becomes available in the United States at retailers including Walgreens. 

 

“Our team has worked incredibly hard to make Apple Pay private and secure, with the simplicity of a single touch of your finger,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s SVP internet software and services. “The reaction to Apple Pay has been amazing. We continue to add more Apple Pay ready banks, credit card companies and merchants, and think our users will love paying with Apple Pay.”

 

“We are very proud to be able to offer this to our customers as soon as it goes live on Oct. 20,” said Jo Natale, Wegmans' director of media relations.  “Apple Pay is easy to use and secure — two things that we know are very important to our customers.” 

 

Apple Pay supports credit and debit cards from the three major payment networks — American Express, MasterCard and Visa — issued by the top U.S. banks which make up 83% of the credit card purchase volume in the United States.

 

In addition to the 262 Apple retail stores in the United States, availability from leading retailers at launch include: Aéropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Babies”R”Us, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Bloomingdale’s, Champs Sports, Chevron and Texaco retail stores including ExtraMile, Disney Store, Duane Reade, Footaction, Foot Locker, House of Hoops by Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Macy’s, McDonald’s, Nike, Office Depot, Panera Bread, Petco, RadioShack, RUN by Foot Locker, SIX:02, Sports Authority, SUBWAY, Toys”R”Us, Unleashed by Petco, Walgreens, Wegmans and Whole Foods Market. In addition, many other retailers will add support this year, such as Anthropologie, Free People, Sephora, Staples, Urban Outfitters, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.