Apple Pay lands in Spain


Apple Pay lands in Spain




IPhone and Apple Watch users can now pay with their devices thanks to Santander



 Just for Christmas, although two years behind the United States, Apple Pay disembarks in Spain with the help of Banco Santander. The payment gateway of the Cupertino giant will have to share the market between Samsung Pay, Android Pay, Bizum or Twyp, which already accumulate months of experience among Spanish consumers.

Spain since Thursday becomes the thirteenth country to receive this technology, but for this you have to meet two requirements: have an Apple device or be a customer of Banco Santarder, with MasterCard, American Express or have Ticket Restaurant cards or Carrefour.

If you meet these two requirements you can make your payments at establishments such as Fnac, Vips or gas stations. Although for this, the establishment must have a 'contactless' point of sale terminal.

However, Apple Pay arrives but only with the latest versions of the products of the Cupertino giant. In the iPhone it is only valid in versions 6 and later, while in the Apple Watch it allows its use in Series 1 and 2.

With such only bring the Apple devices to the POS, the cards available in the system will be displayed. Once the payment method has been chosen, the user will verify his identity with the finger located in the Touch ID space of Apple's smart devices.

In the case of Apple Watch under the digital crown to launch Apple Pay, and then bring it to the POS. iPad Air 2 and the Pro version also allow the use of the virtual payment of the American multinational.

Fight 'fintech'

Two years it has taken Apple to land and has met with numerous competitors in the sector. Last summer, Samsung Pay announced Tim Cook's team by presenting its payment gateway for its Galaxy A5, S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge +, S7, S7 Edge phones).

In addition, the Korean company has managed to reach a greater number of alliances in the banking sector. Caixabank, Sabadell and Abanca, among others, are the customers of Samsung Pay.

The fintechs are increasingly important in the boards of directors of the Spanish entities and they are paying more and more attention. In September, ING presented its Twyp platform, but a few weeks later CaixaBank, BBVA, Bankia, Santander and Sabadell joined to launch Bizum, an app available for Android and iOS.

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