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Apple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards

10 sources · first seen 00:15 30 Sept · updated 10:11 30 Sept

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  • Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards are supported at launch
  • Payments are available on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
  • Axis Bank gains a new payments channel; competition rises for Indian digital-payment platforms

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Apple Pay launch in India

Apple Pay launched in India, with Axis Bank as its first local partner. Apple aims to build card usage in a market where UPI payments are already established.

Wednesday, 30 September

  1. 3 sources
    Apple launches Apple Pay in India to compete with Google Pay and Paytm
  2. 2 sources
    Apple Pay enters India with Axis Bank, targeting card usage and broader partnerships
  3. 10 sourcesYou are here
    Apple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards

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TechCrunchApple Pay set to launch in India with Axis Bank today, sources say00:15MoneycontrolApple Pay launches in India after years of global rollout, Axis Bank first partner07:30Business StandardApple Pay launched in India with Axis Bank Visa, Mastercard support08:17Economic TimesApple Pay comes to India with Axis Bank Visa, Mastercard credit cards08:24Business TodayApple Pay launches in India across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; here’s how to use it08:30Business StandardApple Pay India FAQ: How to set up, pay, supported cards and security08:31Business StandardApple Pay makes India debut, supports Axis credit cards on Visa, Mastercard08:51Fortune IndiaApple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank; Mastercard, Visa credit cardholders eligible09:42Business StandardAxis Bank brings Apple Pay to Visa, Mastercard credit card customers09:50CNBC-TV18Apple Pay in India: How to set it up on iPhone, Apple Watch and pay without PINs or OTPs09:56Financial ExpressApple Pay launches in India, but without UPI payment option – How to set it up on iPhone10:00ReutersApple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank partnership10:02MintApple Pay launches in India with Axis Bank as first card partner: Check where you can use it and how to make payments10:05MoneycontrolApple Pay comes to Axis Bank credit cards: What changes and how can you pay?10:06MoneycontrolApple Pay India: How to set up, add credit and debit cards, and make payments10:11