Apple Pay launches in India via Axis Bank partnership
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Apple Pay has launched in India for the first time, with eligible Axis Bank credit cards on Visa and Mastercard supported at the start. The rollout makes India the 101st country or region where Apple Pay is available.
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What it means
Users in India who hold eligible Axis Bank credit cards can now add those cards to Apple Wallet and use Apple Pay for contactless payments. That changes what is available to Apple’s iPhone user base in India today, while the launch remains limited to Visa and Mastercard Axis Bank cards at the start.
Before this rollout, Apple Pay was not available in India. Now the service is active there, and India is listed as the 101st country or region where it is offered, while the rest of the setup stays the same for cards outside the eligible Axis Bank group.
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