Apple Pay use in Canada 2024 | Statista (2024)

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Apple Pay use in Canada 2024 | Statista? ›

Six out of 10 respondents from Canada indicated they had used Apple Pay in a POS setting between July 2023 and June 2024 - with an additional three out of 10 saying they used Apple Pay during this same time for online payments.

Apple Pay participating banks in Canada, Latin America, and the United States. Apple Pay works with many of the major credit and debit cards from the top banks. Just add your supported cards and continue to get all the rewards, benefits, and security of your cards.

You might not be able to use Apple Pay for purchases over 250 CAD. You might need to provide a signature for purchases over 50 USD.

According to a 2019 survey taken by smartphone users in Canada, the most used payment app last year was various financial institution applications. Over 40% of Canadians used their specific bank's smartphone app to cover their payment needs. The second was PayPal, and a close third was Apple Pay.

Contactless or tap payment

To make contactless payments, do the following: Download a payment app that stores your credit, debit or prepaid card information on your mobile device. The app may be from your financial institution or may be a mobile wallet. Look for the Contactless Symbol on in-store payment terminals.

Currently, the Apple Card remains exclusive to the United States, with no official launch date announced for Canada.

Roughly one out of 10 Apple Pay users are from the United States.

Some major countries, like Belarus and Russia, do not support Apple Pay.

Unfortunately, Walmart doesn't accept Apple Pay for online or in-store purchases. Walmart doesn't want to pay any transactional fees and encourages customers to use its Walmart Pay mobile wallet.

How popular is Apple Pay in Canada? ›

We asked Canadian consumers about "Biggest contactless payment brands at POS" and found that "Apple Pay" takes the top spot, while "ZipPay" is at the other end of the ranking.

Most casual visitors to Canada should use their credit cards for purchases and make larger ATM withdrawals, in Canadian dollars, at Canadian banks. Frequent travelers should talk to their banks about the best debit and credit cards for their trips.

"Credit card" and "Debit card" are the top two answers among Canadian consumers in our survey on the subject of "Most common online payments by type".

Apple Pay works in countries and regions that support contactless payments. Confirm with your bank, and ask about any fees they may charge for overseas usage.

Apple Pay doesn't charge you any foreign transaction fee when you make a mobile payment using its service². However, if your card issuer or bank levies a foreign transaction fee, this will still apply — which means that there may still be a cost when you shop online or in person using Apple Pay.

— In Canada, Walmart has accepted Apple Pay since late 2020.

Partnerships. To create Apple Card, we needed an issuing bank and a global payment network. Apple Card is the first consumer credit card Goldman Sachs has issued, and they were open to doing things in a new way. And the strength of the Mastercard network means Apple Card is accepted all over the world.