All of Canada’s “Big Five” banks are now supporting the mobile payment service Apple Pay. Today, Scotiabank, TD Bank and BMO all joined the Apple Pay party after the country’s Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce had done so early last month.
The three major banks joining today had long agreed to start supporting Apple Pay, which can be used for making quick and easy payments in-store on compatible iPhones and Apple Watch and in-app on these iPhones and select iPads. This morning, Scotiabank and TD Bank announced that the service could be used with their credit and debit cards starting today, while interbank system Interac confirmed BMO’s support.
Apple has updated its Canadian website to indicate this broadened support for Apple Pay. The service is now available in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, China and Singapore – and Apple Pay chief Jennifer Bailey has revealed Apple’s intent to expand it to each of the firm’s major markets.
