Why is there no Apple pay in Canada?

[theKHMERboy]

Why? iPhone 6 been out for 6 month or so and they promoting a feature that not everyone get to enjoy.

 

[iEd]

From what I've read on the net. It was supposed to be in March but Apple was still in negotiations with Banks.


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[kch50428]

Getting banks to participate and government regulations to answer the headline question.

 

[HankAZ]

Why? iPhone 6 been out for 6 month or so and they promoting a feature that not everyone get to enjoy.

Apple hasn't rolled it out to Canada - probably because they're still lining up banks. Ask Apple.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Another possible reason is because Canada isn't very important

 

[HankAZ]

Another possible reason is because Canada isn't very important

Bazinga!

 

[tigerinexile]

Our banks are an oligopoly that had their own plans.


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[Soeasy]

True dat!

But don't tell the BlackBerry boys!

 

[melbsteve]

I'm wondering the same about Australia. We're usually the first to test new things (because we're far away from the rest of the world and no one notices if something flops), so I am fairly surprised it hasn't found its way to us yet. They need to hurry this up, I NEED. Also we only have about 2 to 3 major banks residing here, talks can't be that lengthy with those.

 

[Speedygi]

I think it's more of the issues with Banks. Apple wants to push this to as many countries as possible, and I rather suspect the hurdles they are encountering here is with the local Canadian localisations.

 

[qbnkelt]

Or maybe they want a good set of lessons learned before expanding?

 

[jamal1999986]

Why? iPhone 6 been out for 6 month or so and they promoting a feature that not everyone get to enjoy.

 

[stroute]

I first used Apple Pay IN CANADA last October at a Tim Hortons in Vancouver,BC. I have also used it several restaurants and a Safeway. It works at every place I've been to that uses the tap to pay devices....grocery stores,pharmacies etc. All I can say is "it just works" fine here in Canada (I'm in Victoria now and it works here too!!!).