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Apple Pay to launch in China in early 2016
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In this photo taken Oct. 17, 2014, Eddy Cue, Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, demonstrates the new Apple Pay mobile payment system at a Whole Foods store in Cupertino, Calif. Everyone from Apple to Starbucks has introduced their own mobile payment system as smartphones have grown in popularity. Theyâre hoping to capitalize on the expected growth of the sector: Forrester predicts that people using digital wallets to pay in stores will grow from $4 billion in 2014 to $34 billion by 2019. (AP/Eric Risberg) (AP/Eric Risberg)
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span class="inline inline-center">In this photo taken Oct. 17, 2014, Eddy Cue, Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, demonstrates the new Apple Pay mobile payment system at a Whole Foods store in Cupertino, Calif. Everyone from Apple to Starbucks has introduced their own mobile payment system as smartphones have grown in popularity. They're hoping to capitalize on the expected growth of the sector: Forrester predicts that people using digital wallets to pay in stores will grow from $4 billion in 2014 to $34 billion by 2019. (AP/Eric Risberg)
Apple Inc. and China's state-owned credit card processor announced plans Friday to launch the smartphone-based Apple Pay electronic payment system in China.
Apple and China UnionPay said they plan to roll out the system in early 2016, pending approval by regulators. China's biggest shopping season comes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins Feb. 8.
Apple Pay is a late arrival in a Chinese electronic payments market dominated by Alipay, an arm of the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, which accounts for about 80 percent of transactions.
The system will allow UnionPay cardholders to make payments via Apple iPhones, Apple Watches and iPads. Apple and UnionPay said they have agreements with 15 Chinese banks to support the system.
Apple declined to say how the company and UnionPay would divide the costs and revenues of their venture. (kes)(+)
