Apple Pay is now available to Halifax and Lloyds Bank customers in the United Kingdom, following the addition of HSBC and First Direct back in August. The move takes the total number of supported banks in the U.K. to eleven.
Apple Pay was first introduced to Great Britain in mid-July, but only a handful of banks and credit card issuers supported it at launch. Others vowed to add support later, however, and now we’re beginning to see the service expand its reach to more users.
Halifax and Lloyds Bank are the latest to join the Apple Pay group, but it should be noted that the service may not be available to all customers just yet. We’ve been able to add a Lloyds Bank debit card this morning, but a second card for a Lloyds business account was not accepted.
Following the addition of Halifax and Lloyds Bank, Apple Pay in the U.K. is now available with:
- American Express
- First Direct
- HSBC
- Halifax
- Lloyds Bank
- NatWest
- Nationwide
- MBNA
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Santander
- Ulster Bank
The big name missing from that list is Barclays. Initially, the company had no plans to support Apple Pay, but it later changed its mind — likely thanks to the many complaints it received from customers — and decided it would be adding Apple Pay “in the future.”
However, Barclays is still yet to confirm exactly when that will happen.
Those using Apple Pay in the U.K. can now pay for in-store transactions worth up to £30 after the limit was increased from £20 on September 1. There is no limit for online transactions, and some retailers, including Apple, have no limit in stores, either.
[via 9to5Mac]
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