Since this week, Axa Banque customers can finally pay contactless with their iPhone mobile. They were the last, or almost, not to have access to the Apple Pay digital wallet.
2016-2023: it will have taken time, but this time, ay est. Axa Banque joined this week the list of banks offering Apple Payas reported by the specialized media iGen. With this addition, all major retail banks now allow their customers to use the Californian giant’s contactless mobile payment service. Almost all: only the call is missing, according to our report, Allianz Banque.
It was time. Long confidential, contactless mobile payment is increasingly used by consumers. Figures published in February by the BPCE group indicate that its use took off in 2022, with a 163% increase in the amounts spent, compared to the previous year.
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7 years after Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne
Flashback: it was in November 2016 that Apple imported its digital wallet to France. At the time, Banque Populaire, Caisse d’Epargne and Carrefour Banque acted as scouts. Over the years, they have been joined by most banks, nobanks and payment institutions distributing bank cards in France: Crdit Mutuel Arka in December 2017, Société Générale in February 2018, BNP Paribas in January 2019, La Banque Postal in February 2019…
Since January 2020, and the reinforcement of Crdit Agricole, the leading retail bank in France, and Crdit Mutuel Alliance Fdrale, Apple Pay is accessible more than 90% of cardholders in France. Far ahead of its competitors Google Pay, Paylib or Samsung Pay…
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