Apple Pay Now Available to Monese Customers in Norway and Iceland

Monese, the globally-connected banking service for mobile people, today brings its customers Apple Pay in further markets, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient.

Monese now offers Apple Pay across 13 European countries. Customers living in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Iceland will be able to use their Monese cards with Apple Pay, wherever Apple Pay is accepted globally. Customers can switch between their Monese cards, within their Wallet app, as easily as they would do within the Monese app.

Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When you use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on your device. Each transaction is authorized with a one-time unique dynamic security code.

Apple Pay is easy to set up and users will continue to receive all of the rewards and benefits offered by credit and debit cards. In stores, Apple Pay works with iPhone SE, iPhone 6 and later, and Apple Watch.

Online shopping in apps and on websites accepting Apple Pay is simple with Touch ID, or just double-click the side button and glance at your iPhone X to authenticate with Face ID. There’s no need to manually fill out lengthy account forms or repeatedly type in shipping and billing information with Apple Pay. When paying for goods and services on the go in apps or Safari, Apple Pay works with iPhone 6 and later, iPhone SE, iPad Pro, iPad (5th Generation), iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 3 and later. You can also use Apple Pay in Safari on any Mac introduced in or after 2012 running macOS Sierra and confirm the payment with iPhone 6 or later or Apple Watch, or with Touch ID on the new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

For more information on Apple Pay, visit: http://www.apple.com/apple-pay/