India finally gets Apple Pay after more than nine years of negotiations
It follows years of negotiating the country's complex financial legislation. Apple Pay was first unveiled for the US back in 2014, and since then has been steadily rolling out around the world. Yet despite Eddy Cue expressly saying in 2017 that Apple was trying to bring it to India, it has taken until now to happen.
- ▪It follows years of negotiating the country's complex financial legislation.
- ▪Apple Pay was first unveiled for the US back in 2014, and since then has been steadily rolling out around the world.
- ▪Yet despite Eddy Cue expressly saying in 2017 that Apple was trying to bring it to India, it has taken until now to happen.
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| Publication time | Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:09:05 +0000 |
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News India finally gets Apple Pay after more than nine years of negotiations William Gallagher 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Wed Sep 30 2026, 09:09 AM EDT · 2 minute read Apple Pay has finally come to India Apple has launched Apple Pay in India for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with Mac support to follow. It follows years of negotiating the country's complex financial legislation. Apple Pay was first unveiled for the US back in 2014, and since then has been steadily rolling out around the world. Yet despite Eddy Cue expressly saying in 2017 that Apple was trying to bring it to India, it has taken until now to happen.
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