Apple Pay launch and early mobile contactless payments adoption (2014–2019)

1. EMVCo publishes payment tokenization framework v1.0

   Mar 11, 2014Labels: EMVCo, Payment tokenization

   • Finextra
   • EMVCo

2. Visa announces launch of Visa Token Service

   Sep 9, 2014Labels: Visa, Visa Token

   • Visa IR
   • Boston Fed

3. Apple unveils Apple Pay with iPhone 6

   Sep 9, 2014Labels: Apple, Apple Pay

   • Ars
   • Apple Newsroom

4. Apple Pay launches in the United States

   Oct 20, 2014Labels: Apple Pay, United States

   • Apple Newsroom
   • TechCrunch

5. American Express launches its token service

   Nov 5, 2014Labels: American Express, Token service

   • SC Media
   • EMVCo

6. Apple Watch becomes an Apple Pay device

   Apr 24, 2015Labels: Apple Watch, Apple Pay

   • Apple Newsroom
   • Ars

7. Google announces Android Pay to rival wallets

   May 28, 2015Labels: Google, Android Pay

   • GeekWire
   • Ars

8. Apple Pay expands outside the U.S. to the UK

   Jul 13, 2015Labels: Apple Pay, United Kingdom

   • TechCrunch
   • Ars

9. Samsung announces U.S. launch plans for Samsung Pay

   Aug 13, 2015Labels: Samsung, Samsung Pay

   • TechCrunch
   • Fortune

10. Discover begins supporting Apple Pay in the U.S.

    Sep 16, 2015Labels: Discover, Apple Pay

    • 9to5Mac
    • AppleInsider

11. Apple Pay expands to Canada and Australia

    Nov 17, 2015Labels: Apple Pay, Canada

    • AP via MDN
    • ABC News

12. Apple Pay launches in China via UnionPay

    Feb 18, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, UnionPay

    • TechCrunch
    • TechCrunch

13. Apple Pay Cash launches for U.S. peer-to-peer payments

    Dec 5, 2017Labels: Apple Pay, iMessage

    • MacRumors
    • 9to5Mac

14. OMNY launches in New York with mobile wallets

    May 31, 2019Labels: OMNY, MTA New

    • FrequentBiz
    • MacRumors