Apple Pay Sparkasse, Commerzbank and Norisbank support has today been added in Germany…
Sparkasse is an umbrella brand for more than 400 banks, most of which are nonprofits owned by local regions or charitable foundations.
Macerkopf reports that support has been added for both Visa and Mastercard credit cards, but not yet for debit cards, which is promised for next year. Sparkasse customers have been waiting more than a year after Apple Pay was first launched in Germany.
TAN prefers to single-use transaction authorization numbers, an additional layer of security in Germany used to validate everything from bank transfers to adding cards to mobile wallet products.
- Online Banking
- Sparkassen-app
- pushTAN or chipTAN
- Sparkassen-Credit Card or Sparkassen Card Basis (Debit Card)
Macerkopf also notes that Apple Pay is also supported by Commerzbank. This is the second largest bank in the country.
Update: Norisbank has also announced support for Apple Pay from today.
It notes that you’ll need to call 030-310 66 005 to claim the voucher if you have a block on marketing messages.
In the US, Apple has partnered with a dozen different retailers to offer holiday gift discounts when using Apple Pay, while Apple Card users can save 6% on a range of Apple hardware purchases.
Statista notes that Apple Pay is now used by close to 400 million people worldwide.
