Apple Pay is Apple’s mobile payment service, which lets iPhone 6, 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, iPhone SE, 7 and 7 Plus owners use their phones to pay for goods and services both in stores and within apps.
Apple Pay also works with the Apple Watch, which has a built-in NFC chip. The process for using your watch to pay is the same as with an iPhone.
Apple Pay can be used anywhere that accepts contactless payments. In the US this includes McDonald’s, Subway, Walgreens, and Duane Reade. In the UK you can use it at Boots, Costa Coffee, Marks & Spencer and the London Underground.
In the UK some banks charge extra fees when you use Apple Pay with a credit card (see our full guide on Apple Pay UK).
There are more than 2,500 banks and card issuers that support Apple Pay. The following stores accept Apple Pay on the go and in their iOS apps:
Abercrombie & Fitch, Ace Hardware, Adidas (in-app only), Aerie, Airbnb (in-app only), Aftershokz, AHA Life, Alabama Theatre, Albertsons Companies grocery stores including Vons, Jewel-Osco, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Pavilions, United Supermarkets and Carrs Safeway.
American Airlines (in-app only), American Eagle Outfitters (in-app only), Anthropologie (in-app only), Apple Store app (iOS app only), Archer Hotel Austin; Art.com; AT&T; AT&T TV Now (in app); Au Bon Pain; Autogrill Group restaurants including Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market; Babies”R” Us; Backcountry.com (in-app only); Barnes & Noble; Baskin Robbins; Bass Pro Shops; B&H Photo Video Digital Cameras, Photography, Camcorders; Belk Department Stores; Benihana Restaurants; Betabrand Corporation (in-app only); Bicycle Warehouse
