Apple, ANZ Bank strike deal to bring Apple Pay to Australia

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LL61Yy6ESBtibgi1Ck5LRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-04-27T202325Z_1_LYNXNPEC3Q1HY_RTROPTP_2_APPLE-AUSTRALIA-BANKING.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/apple-anz-bank-strike-deal-bring-apple-pay-202325243--finance.html)By Matt Siegel and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Apple Inc expanded its Apple Pay digital wallet in Australia on Thursday after ANZ became the country's first bank to support the mobile payment service, executives at the pair told Reuters. Apple Pay allows users to register credit cards on devices such as iPhones, and pay for goods and services by swiping the devices over contactless payment terminals. Apple charges card providers for transactions via the service, which it introduced to Australia last year with American Express Co. The latest partnership extends the service to ANZ customers and represents the culmination of months of talks with the bank and three bigger peers, all of which had already agreed to support rival Android Pay from Alphabet Inc unit Google.



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