(UPDATE – 2:45 PM): We have refreshed this article with the full list of cards that support the feature, now that Apple has made the official announcement.
After a long while, one of the most requested features by local Apple users has finally arrived in our market. With so many signs have popped up for the past few weeks including two dedicated web pages that went online ahead of schedule, we can now fully confirm to you that Apple Pay is now in Malaysia.
Apple Pay was first announced to the world back in September 2014 during the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before it was rolled out to consumers in the U.S the following month. However, Apple kicked off the project way back in January 2013 according to this piece by The New York Times.
With today’s availability, Malaysia is the ninth country in the Asia Pacific as well as the second market within Southeast Asia to receive Apple Pay after the launch in Singapore that took place in April 2016. At the time this article was published, the company has yet to officially announce the arrival of Apple Pay in Malaysia but suffice to say based on the leaks we have seen so far, AmBank and Maybank are definitely some of the banks that support the service at launch.
Apple subsequently confirmed AmBank and Maybank’s support for Apple Pay through a press release this afternoon. In addition to that, the company has also confirmed that the service is supported by Standard Chartered Malaysia too.
Here is the list of cards that Malaysian users can add to Apple Pay at the time being:
Maybank Visa
- Maybank Visa Infinite Diamante Card
- Maybank Visa Infinite Card
- Maybank Manchester United Visa Infinite Card
- Maybank Islamic Ikhwan Visa Infinite Card-i
- Maybank Visa Signature Card
- Maybank FC Barcelona Visa Signature Card
- Maybank Shopee Visa Platinum Card
- Petronas Maybank Visa Platinum Card
- Maybank Islamic Petronas Ikhwan Visa Platinum Card-i
- Maybank 2 Visa Platinum Card
- Maybank Visa Platinum Card
- Maybank Manchester United Visa Card
- Maybank Manchester United Visa Limited Edition 2022 Credit Card
- Petronas Maybank Visa Gold Card
- Maybank 2 Visa Gold Card
- Maybank Visa Gold Card
- Maybank Visa Classic Card
- Maybank Visa Debit Card
- Maybank Manchester United Visa Debit Card
- Maybank Manchester United Visa Limited Edition 2022 Debit Card
- Maybank FC Barcelona Visa Debit Card
- Tokyo 2020 Maybank Visa LED Debit Card
- Maybank MAE Debit Card
- Maybank Visa Manchester United Prepaid Card
Maybank Mastercard
- Maybank World Mastercard Card
- Maybank Islamic World Mastercard Ikhwan Card
- Maybank Grab Mastercard Platinum Black Card
- Maybank Grab Mastercard Platinum White Card
- Maybank 2 Mastercard Platinum Card
- Maybank Mastercard Platinum Card
- Maybank Islamic Mastercard Ikhwan Platinum Card
- Maybank 2 Mastercard Gold Card
- Maybank Mastercard Gold Card
- Maybank Islamic Mastercard Ikhwan Gold Card
- Maybank Mastercard Platinum Debit Card
- Maybank Mastercard Classic Card
Standard Chartered Visa
- Standard Chartered Smart Credit Card
- Standard Chartered Visa Platinum
- Standard Chartered Priority Banking Visa Infinite
Standard Chartered Mastercard
- Standard Chartered WorldMiles Mastercard
- Standard Chartered JustOne Platinum Mastercard
- Standard Chartered Liverpool FC Cashback Mastercard
- Standard Chartered Platinum Mastercard Basic
AmBank Visa
- AmBank SIGNATURE Priority Banking – The Metal Visa Infinite Credit Card
- AmBank SIGNATURE Priority Banking Visa Infinite Credit Card
- AmBank SIGNATURE Priority Banking Visa Infinite Credit Card-i
- AmBank/AmBank Islamic Visa Infinite
- AmBank/AmBank Islamic Visa Signature Card
- AmBank Cash Rebate Visa Platinum Card
- AmBank BonusLink Visa Card
- AmBank Islamic Visa Platinum CARz Card
- AmBank/AmBank Islamic Visa Platinum Card
AmBank Mastercard
- AmBank Business Platinum Mastercard
Since there are 53 cards on the list, you might have missed this particular detail: if you looked closely, both Maybank debit and credit cards can be used for Apple Pay but when it comes to AmBank and Standard Chartered, the support is limited to just credit cards. As for American Express (AMEX) cards, Apple has noted that the service will support them later this year.
For those who are not familiar with the service, Apple Pay can generally be used at any NFC-based card payment terminal. If the card terminal can accept Mastercard and Visa contactless, you should have no problem completing the transaction using Apple Pay by tapping your iPhone or Apple Watch on the terminal.
Aside from that, Apple Pay can also be used inside the Safari browser on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The service also supports payment for apps and games in App Store.
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