Apple Pay lands in Switzerland

As announced in recent months by the Cupertino, today the Apple Pay service is officially available in Switzerland, as reported yesterday by the company as part of a presentation in Zurich. In the United States the payment method arrived in the autumn of 2014 and this year will also be launched in France, Spain and Hong Kong.

The system works right now with cards, both credit and debit, linked to the Visa and Mastercard circuits, institutes Bonus Card, Cornercard and Swiss Bankers. Meanwhile, the ability to conveniently pay with your iPhone in contactless mode, in addition to the Apple Store, is extended to eight of the leading retailers in the country.

Operation is very simple: as with contactless cards, to pay with Apple Pay is enough to bring the store terminal iPhone or Apple Watch. The connection is so thanks to an NFC (Near Field Communication chips) and do not need any PIN code. With Apple Pay, you can also make online payments within certain app.

The NFC chip is only available in the iPhone 6, 6plus, 6s, 6sPlus and SE, as well as in Apple Watch. With iPad Pro, Air 2, 3 mini and other newer models you can use Apple Pay within the app.

Apple then competes with offerings in the Swiss market against Twint and Paymit, which in the fall will be reunited as reported last May.