
How to add a credit or debit card to the Wallet app The Korea Times warned that Apple Pay won’t be as successful in South Korea as in many other countries because NFC terminal penetration in the country is low.

Appel Pay is also available on compatible apps and websites such as Baedal Minjok, Mushinsa, GS SHOP, Folbasset and Lotte Cinema. With their cards in the Wallet app, folks in South Korea can make payments with Apple Pay at offline retailers like Costco, Twosome Place, Lotte Department Store, Homeplus and others. Read: How to remove all your Apple Pay cards at once Any rewards or benefits on your card will continue on Apple Pay. However, only one card issuer is supported at the feature’s launch.Īccording to the announcement in the Apple Newsroom, Apple Pay currently supports Visa and MasterCard-branded credit cards and domestic-only credit and debit cards issued by Hyundai Card. As of March 21, 2023, Apple Pay is available in South Korea. In February 2023, the country’s Financial Services Commission finally gave Apple Pay the go-ahead it needed. The Cupertino giant has been attempting to launch the feature on Samsung’s home turf since 2017 but faced lengthy delays because of regulatory pressure. It took five years to bring Apple Pay to South Korea.

What to do? Add your card to the Wallet app to start making purchases with Apple Pay on an iPhone and Apple Watch in stores, apps and on the web.Why care? Apple Pay hasn’t been available on Samsung’s home turf until now, despite Apple trying to bring the feature to the country since 2017.

What’s happening? Apple Pay has officially launched in South Korea, the home country of Apple’s rival Samsung and a 52 million people market.NFC penetration in South Korea lags | Image: Apple The Apple Pay mobile payment service is now available to Hyundai Card customers in South Korea on their iPhones, iPads and Macs.
