Apple Pay is coming to Israel with Isracard before the end of 2020

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What you need to know

  • Apple Pay is coming to Israel.
  • Isracard is one of the country's leading credit card companies.
  • Support should arrive before the end of the year.

Apple has signed a deal with Isracard, a credit card company in Israel. The deal, covering the next four years, will see Isracard gain support for Apple Pay for the first time.

According to reports by Ynet and MacRumors, Apple has been in negotiations to bring Apple Pay to Israel for almost a year now and there is finally movement on that front. Isracard users should be able to enjoy Apple Pay contactless payments before the year comes to a close.

Apple has been in negotiations with financial institutions in the Middle East to bring ‌Apple Pay‌ to Israel since February. Apple routinely takes commission from national banking institutions in return for access to ‌‌Apple Pay‌, and it appears that Isracard is the first credit card company in the country to formulate an agreement with Apple.

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Isracard Group (Image credit: Isracard Group)

With support for Apple Pay users will be able to make contactless payments using their iPhone and Apple Watch, while iPad and Mac support will also be available for on-device purchases. At a time where contactless payments are on the rise for obvious reasons the addition of Apple Pay is something that will surely be welcomed by everyone.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.