not heard anything....really wish we can get it in 2019.

Won't happen as long banks need to share 30% cut with Apple.

nope as this time.....oh goshhhh.....

iOS has pretty low market share in Malaysia. around 20%
Here in Sweden iOS has 62% market share. And still nobody uses apple pay. Formally it exists. But I've never seen a shop that accepts it. Too much hassle and cost for the shops to have one more payment solution.

Only Samsung Pay... migrate to US if want Apple Pay

For banking customers, less than 10% use iOS devices with their mobile banking app here in Malaysia. Just by those numbers alone, it doesn't justify the cost needed to setup an alternative payment solution nor would retailers here want to spend more on another terminal. Most of them already complain about the costs of the credit card terminal yet add on additional ones.

in lion city, Apple Pay is ok. becos any paywave or MasterCard Paypass terminals can accept Apple Pay.

The Star released this article, is it a sign?

Apple Pay is ready in Malaysia. It rides on the paywave platform which is already available. I have used Apple Pay via Apple Watch or iPhone XS countless of time in Malaysia. It is just that the local banks do not support it.

This post has been edited by Mackiddo: Feb 3 2019, 07:10 PM

It isn't just the local banks, but through their dealer network such as GH Payments and the others who resell the services on behalf of banks. Because of how certain banks are setup, if for example if a merchant takes a credit card terminal from Maybank, they will get 2 machines, one for Visa/Mastercard and another for AMEX. On top of that, if the merchant wants another bank, thats additional more machines. The trick here is how much % cut that needs to go to Apple. Visa/Mastercard/Paynet/Amex all take a cut in the transaction fees. Add another player, that means a diminishing % margins for the merchant. Its bad enough that products may have razer thin margins especially for certain items hence its gets a bit tricky. Samsung had Samsung pay for the longest time but consumer adoption is still fairly low on that.

You can use apple pay for almost any paywave machine here in Malaysia. I linked my lion city debit card to Apple Pay and paid a couple of times using Apple Pay in Malaysia

Wonder if there's a way to open an SG account without going to SG 😂

You can’t even open a SG account if you go there physically. It used to be easy, not anymore.

last time i try to test at 99speedmart ... they say cannot.. lucky i bring cash

Welp, guess we're playing the waiting game

Looked up Apple’s website. Aeon Visa supported in Japan.

Anyone here want to convince Aeon Malaysia to make their Visa card work with Apple Pay?

https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/26/austri...ay-coming-soon/
Hopefully Malaysia is part of the 40 countries to have Apple Pay by this year

This post has been edited by farkingdom: Mar 27 2019, 10:13 AM

Ironically....
Apple users here calling for Apple Pay kickoff in Malaysia....while all the financial institutions not in for it yet...because low population, even though maybe high utilization expected
Android side happily roll it on with high population, but low utilization I believe...
Many android around me not using mobile payment like boost, Samsung pay, Maybank pay, etc, citing security concern...

I’ve tried Samsung Pay and still prefer using my physical credit card

Our neighbouring Singapore country now can pay in their subway using Apple Pay

Apple Pay for Transit: Now Accepted in Singapore, NYC Testing Soon, Chicago and Portland to Integrate Fare Cards
Apple Pay is now accepted on all forms of public transit that accept Mastercard credit and debit cards in Singapore, including buses and trains, enabling convenient tap-to-pay functionality with an iPhone or Apple Watch. Singapore's transit agency expects to add support for Visa cards in the second half of 2019.
https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/04/apple-...icago-portland/