A report on Apple-centric website 9to5mac showed a photograph of a document sent to Waitrose saying that “Apple Pay will be live from Tuesday 14 July”.
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“Apple will also begin training its U.K staff on supporting Apple Pay on July 12th”, reports 9to5Mac.
For some time now, Apple has seemingly been focused on consumer transactions with Apple Pay, going after a host of retailers to make it a lot easier for users to find value in this still comparatively new mobile payment option. At the time, the organization only said that it would launch at some point in July.
Note, however, that this isn’t an official launch date from Apple, but rather a leak, albeit one from several sources. It’s not clear how keen retailers are to carry out the necessary work to accommodate larger transactions with Apple Pay, though it’s not thought to be costly so could take place sooner rather than later.
The documents, seen by 9to5Mac, come from Waitrose and one other unnamed retailer.
9to5 Macs’s Mark Gurnam has revealed that Apple is moving ahead with the push for the widespread adoption of Apple Pay in Europe.
American Express, First Direct, HSBC, Nationwide, Natwest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Ulster Bank customers will all be able to use the system in the United Kingdom.
Already available in the USA, Apple Pay works using the same contactless technology as many new credit and debit cards, and Oyster cards.
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Apple has seized a strong position in mobile payments in the U.S. – quite an achievement when consumer sentiment concerning contactless payments in that country was reluctant in comparison to consumer perception elsewhere. It also plans to release its service in China and South Korea in the near future.
