After a long while, one of the most requested features by local Apple users has finally arrived in our market. With so many signs have popped up for the past few weeks including two dedicated web pages that went online ahead of schedule, we can now fully confirm to you that Apple Pay is now in Malaysia. Apple Pay was first announced to the world back in September 2014 during the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before it was rolled out to consumers in the U.S the following month. However, Apple kicked off the project way back in January 2013 according to this piece by The New York Times. With today’s availability, Malaysia is the ninth country in the Asia Pacific as well as the second market within Southeast Asia to receive Apple Pay after the launch in Singapore that took place in April 2016. At the time this article was published, the company has yet to officially announce the arrival of Apple Pay in Malaysia but suffice to say based on the leaks we have seen so far, AmBank and Maybank are definitely some of the banks that support the service at launch. Apple subsequently confirmed AmBank and Maybank’s support for Apple Pay through a press release this afternoon. In addition to that, the company has also confirmed that the service is supported by Standard Chartered Malaysia too. Here is the list of cards that Malaysian users can add to Apple Pay at the time being: Maybank Visa
Maybank Visa Infinite Diamante CardMaybank Visa Infinite CardMaybank Manchester United Visa Infinite CardMaybank Islamic Ikhwan Visa Infinite Card-iMaybank Visa Signature CardMaybank FC Barcelona Visa Signature CardMaybank Shopee Visa Platinum CardPetronas Maybank Visa Platinum CardMaybank Islamic Petronas Ikhwan Visa Platinum Card-iMaybank 2 Visa Platinum CardMaybank Visa Platinum CardMaybank Manchester United Visa CardMaybank Manchester United Visa Limited Edition 2022 Credit CardPetronas Maybank Visa Gold CardMaybank 2 Visa Gold CardMaybank Visa Gold CardMaybank Visa Classic CardMaybank Visa Debit CardMaybank Manchester United Visa Debit CardMaybank Manchester United Visa Limited Edition 2022 Debit CardMaybank FC Barcelona Visa Debit CardTokyo 2020 Maybank Visa LED Debit CardMaybank MAE Debit CardMaybank Visa Manchester United Prepaid Card
Maybank Mastercard
Maybank World Mastercard CardMaybank Islamic World Mastercard Ikhwan CardMaybank Grab Mastercard Platinum Black CardMaybank Grab Mastercard Platinum White CardMaybank 2 Mastercard Platinum CardMaybank Mastercard Platinum CardMaybank Islamic Mastercard Ikhwan Platinum CardMaybank 2 Mastercard Gold CardMaybank Mastercard Gold CardMaybank Islamic Mastercard Ikhwan Gold CardMaybank Mastercard Platinum Debit CardMaybank Mastercard Classic Card
Standard Chartered Visa
Standard Chartered Smart Credit CardStandard Chartered Visa PlatinumStandard Chartered Priority Banking Visa Infinite
Standard Chartered Mastercard
Standard Chartered WorldMiles MastercardStandard Chartered JustOne Platinum Mastercard Standard Chartered Liverpool FC Cashback MastercardStandard Chartered Platinum Mastercard Basic
AmBank Visa
AmBank SIGNATURE Priority Banking – The Metal Visa Infinite Credit CardAmBank SIGNATURE Priority Banking Visa Infinite Credit CardAmBank SIGNATURE Priority Banking Visa Infinite Credit Card-iAmBank/AmBank Islamic Visa InfiniteAmBank/AmBank Islamic Visa Signature CardAmBank Cash Rebate Visa Platinum CardAmBank BonusLink Visa CardAmBank Islamic Visa Platinum CARz CardAmBank/AmBank Islamic Visa Platinum Card
AmBank Mastercard
AmBank Business Platinum Mastercard
Since there are 53 cards on the list, you might have missed this particular detail: if you looked closely, both Maybank debit and credit cards can be used for Apple Pay but when it comes to AmBank and Standard Chartered, the support is limited to just credit cards. As for American Express (AMEX) cards, Apple has noted that the service will support them later this year. For those who are not familiar with the service, Apple Pay can generally be used at any NFC-based card payment terminal. If the card terminal can accept Mastercard and Visa contactless, you should have no problem completing the transaction using Apple Pay by tapping your iPhone or Apple Watch on the terminal.
Aside from that, Apple Pay can also be used inside the Safari browser on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The service also supports payment for apps and games in App Store.
