Apple Pay: compatible banks in Spain, how and where to use it and compatible devices

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Apple Pay has experienced a difficult relationship with our country. At the time of its launch, there was only one compatible bank, Banco Santander, and some cards such as American Express and Carrefour Pass. During the first months most banks refused to accept the conditions imposed by Apple.

However, over time, the vast majority have ended up going through the ring of the Cupertino company and now we have up to 27 entities available compatible with Apple Pay to which another long-awaited one will soon be added.

Banks compatible with Apple Pay in Spain

Apple Pay service is available from a large number of entities, for both credit and debit cards. This is the complete list of banks and services compatible with Apple Pay:

amexpress
mastercard
Visa
Abanca
BankingMarch
Mediolanum Bank
Pichincha Bank
Bankia
bankinter
bankintercard
BBVA
boon.
Bunq
Caixa Ontinyent
CaixaBank
Box of Engineers
Rural Box
South Box
Carrefour financial services
cecabank
cetelem
Colonya Caixa Pollença
Deutche Bank
EVO
Cajamar Cooperative Group
iberCaja
imagine bank
ENG
Kutxa Bank
Labor Kutxa
Liber Bank
Monese
N26
openbank
Orange
pibank
reblellion
revolt
Sabadell
Santander
Sodexo
WiZink
Ticket Restaurant

What is Apple Pay and why you should use it

You may not be familiar with Apple Pay or how the contactless payment system that Apple launched a few years ago works. Thanks to him You can pay in a large number of shops and online stores simply with your iPhone, Apple WatchiPad or Mac.

Apple Pay is very easy to use and is included in devices that you always have with youIt is much easier to use than a card and more secure. Also do not worry if you do not have coverage, Apple Pay will continue to work without problems.

Apple’s system is safer than conventional cards since in order to use it we do not have to type a 4-digit code, we must use something that no one can forge: your fingerprint or your face. Both Touch ID and Face ID have proven to be tremendously secure identification methods that are easy for anyone to use.

Besides all this, Apple Pay guarantees security and privacy in your purchases. Apple does not save information about the transactions you make, or the stores where you buy, or even your card number. These data are never stored.

To be able to use Apple Pay, all you have to do is register your card from one of the supported banks in the Wallet app on your iPhone, then you can add it to more devices. To do so, just follow these steps:

Open the Wallet app on your iPhone.
Click on the “+” icon at the top right.
Scan the card with the iPhone’s camera.
Complete the information in case any information is missing.
Wait a few minutes for the bank to accept the operation.
You will receive an SMS confirming that your card is added to Apple Pay.

How and where you can use Apple Pay

Using Apple Pay is very simple, once add the card to your iPhone you can use it on any of your devices. On the Apple Watch you just have to enter the iPhone Watch app, click on Wallet and Apple Pay and add the cards.

Using Apple Pay may be the easiest of all, these are the steps you must follow:

From an iPhone: Just hold your iPhone close to the contactless TVP and your iPhone will show Apple Pay cards, identify yourself with Face ID or Touch ID and hold the device close. It will vibrate when the action is complete. You can also activate Apple Pay by pressing the side button 3 times on iPhones with Face ID.
From an Apple Watch: you just have to press the side button twice and bring your Apple Watch closer to the terminal. You must have a lock code set up, although you won’t be asked for it at the time of the transaction, only when you put the Apple Watch on.
From an iPad or a Mac: You can buy through Apple Pay integrated into applications or from Safari. Just tap “Pay with Apple Pay” and sign in with Touch ID or Face ID.

Apple Pay can be used at all businesses that have contactless devicesOn its website, Apple shows us a large list of stores where Apple Pay is compatible.

Manzana
Bershka
bp
Bricor
AC
Carrefour
cepsa
cortefiel
The English Court
Fifty Factory
fnac
ginos
hypercor
lidl
Massimo Dutti
MediaMarkt
optic200
oysho
Iron Peter
pull and bear
Sephora
Springfield
starbucks
Stradivarius
Supercor
Repsol
TGI Fridays
The Wok
uterqüe
vips
women’secret
zara
Zara Home

Compatible devices

Apple Pay was presented in 2014 and was one of the great novelties of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Since then, all the mobile devices that Apple has released have been compatible with Apple Pay, unlike the Mac that there are only some models compatible with the Apple payment system.

iphone

iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XR
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6sPlus
Iphone 6
iPhone 6 Plus
iPhone SE

apple watch

Apple WatchSeries 5
Apple WatchSeries 4
Apple WatchSeries 3
Apple WatchSeries 2
Apple WatchSeries 1
Apple Watch (1st generation)

iPad

iPad Pro
iPad 2019
iPad 2018
iPad 2017
iPad Air 2
ipad air 3
iPad mini 5
iPad mini 4
iPad mini 3

Mac

Mac models with Touch ID
Mac models released in 2012 or later with an Apple Pay-enabled iPhone or Apple Watch.