We've known that Apple Pay was owing to launch in China
for a while now, except according to a China Guangfa Bank social
media post dotted by tech in Asia, the mobile payment service will be launching in the country on February
18.

The post disclosed that China Guangfa Bank credit card consumers can currently
view Apple
Pay's Chinese launch date when choosing Apple Pay accessibility
in their accounts. Although Apple Pay is just obtainable to American
Express consumers in most of the countries it has launched, China
pursues the Unites States and Canada in that the popular of its banks
will support the payment system.
Banking on achievement
have previously signed
up, including the abovementioned China Guangfa Bank, ICBC,
Bank
of China, Bank of Beijing, Bank
of Shanghai, China Citic Bank and further.
Complete particulars of Apple
Pay's first suitable rollout in Asia, including app the banks which will support it, are obtainable
on Apple's
Chinese website In the Chinese mobile payment arena, Apple
will be opposing directly with Alibaba Group Holding's AliPay and Tencent
Holdings'
We
Chat Wallet.