The smartphone-based banking company Chime has announced that Chime Visa debit cards can now be used with Apple Pay for making in-store and in-app payments on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
These cards can be added to Apple Pay in the usual manner – so, by tapping “Add Credit or Debit Card” in the iPhone’s Wallet app or, for registering on iPad, choosing the same option in the “Wallet & Apple Pay” section of the Settings app. In-store payments are possible with compatible iPhone and Apple Watch models, while in-app payments are limited to compatible iPhones and iPads.
The free Chime app for iPhone and Apple Watch allows FDIC-insured spending and savings accounts to be completely managed from a mobile device. Unique merits of banking with Chime include the absence of overdrafts and minimum or monthly fees, along with the bonuses of personalized rewards, two-factor authentication and no-fee access to over 24,000 MoneyPass ATM machines.
You can head over to the Chime website to learn more reasons to set up an account with the company, which now has over 75,000 customers. Apple Pay itself has been picking up momentum recently, largely thanks to major expansions in Australia and Canada.