Apple Pay launch and global adoption (2014–2020)

1. Apple introduces Apple Pay at iPhone event

   Sep 9, 2014Labels: Apple Inc, iPhone 6, NFC

   • Ars Technica

2. Apple Pay launches in the United States

   Oct 20, 2014Labels: Apple Pay, iOS 8, Card Networks

   • Apple Newsroom

3. Early U.S. growth reaches one million cards

   Oct 23, 2014Labels: Apple Pay, Credit cards, Launch milestone

   • TIME

4. Apple Watch ships with Apple Pay support

   Apr 24, 2015Labels: Apple Watch, Apple Pay, Wearable

   • Apple Newsroom

5. Apple Pay expands to the United Kingdom

   Jul 14, 2015Labels: Apple Pay, United Kingdom, Contactless

   • The Guardian

6. Apple Pay debuts in Canada via AmEx

   Nov 17, 2015Labels: Apple Pay, Canada, American Express

   • Fortune

7. Apple Pay launches in Australia via AmEx

   Nov 18, 2015Labels: Apple Pay, Australia, American Express

   • MacRumors

8. Apple Pay launches in China with UnionPay

   Feb 18, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, China, UnionPay

   • TechCrunch

9. Apple Pay launches in Singapore

   Apr 19, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, Singapore, Asia expansion

   • Wikipedia

10. Apple Pay becomes available in Switzerland

    Jul 7, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, Switzerland, European expansion

    • Apple Newsroom

11. Apple Pay launches in France

    Jul 18, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, France, European launch

    • 9to5Mac

12. Apple Pay rolls out in Hong Kong

    Jul 20, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, Hong Kong, Stored-value cards

    • TechCrunch

13. Apple Pay launches in Russia

    Oct 4, 2016Labels: Apple Pay, Russia, Sberbank

    • CNBC

14. Apple Pay launches in Italy

    May 17, 2017Labels: Apple Pay, Italy, Eurozone

    • MacRumors

15. Apple Pay launches in Brazil

    Apr 4, 2018Labels: Apple Pay, Brazil, Latin America

    • MacRumors

16. Apple Pay launches in Germany

    Dec 11, 2018Labels: Apple Pay, Germany, European market

    • TechCrunch