we dont know who is at fault really, our phones by default has been proven that if you register with foreign countries bank that supports apple pay, it works

but if using local cards, it rejects (i tried this too)

so remains to be seen who doesnt want to support. i had a feeling its apple who wants to bring it but they dont bother pursuing cause local bank is uninterested and predicted low demand. so in the end both mutually decided theres no need to