Apple Pay adds over 20 U.S. banks to its support list and debuts with Australia’s HSBC

After Apple Pay's launch in 2014, the Cupertino-based giant Apple continues to expand the platform’s global reach by steadily adding more financial institutions to the list of those that officially support the contactless payment service. As MacRumors reports, this list now includes 22 new banks in the U.S, and Apple Pay also makes its debut with the Australian bank HSBC, supporting both MasterCard and Visa credit cards.

Besides the Australian bank HSBC, Apple Pay's latest additions are mainly local banks and regional credit unions that serve less populated areas of ...