TD Bank has made Apple’s new mobile payments system available to customers at all of its 1,300-plus U.S. branches.
As of Tuesday morning, customers can load their TD Visa debit and credit card information into their iPhone 6, iPad or Apple Watch and use the device to pay at participating retailers’ stores. Apple Pay is currently available with several chain vendors in the U.S., including Staples, Whole Foods and Disney.
TD introduced the service without much fanfare, but has scheduled an official launch for sometime in January. According to the New York Times, TD was one of 10 banks added to Apple Pay’s roster this week, a move that makes the service compatible with 90% of U.S. credit cards by purchase volume.
Laura Merglas, a spokesperson for TD, said the rollout will partly serve to help the bank gain familiarity with Apple Pay for when Apple eventually makes the service available in Canada. Apple has not made an announcement about bringing Apple Pay north of the border, but it’s likely to do so in the near future, given the large number of Canadian retailers that have already installed contactless payment infrastructure.
Apple introduced Apple Pay, a wireless NFC-based payments system, with the launch of the iPhone 6 in October.
