On the morning of October 27, reports emerged in Uzbekistan that Apple Pay and Google Pay had launched in the country. Users began adding local bank cards to their digital wallets. Spot reporters were also able to link bank cards to wallets on Apple and Android devices.
According to Apple, the payment service supports cards issued by the following banks:
- Uzum — Visa;
- Orient Finans Bank — Visa and Mastercard;
- National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU) — Visa and Mastercard;
- Kapitalbank — Visa and Mastercard;
- Hamkorbank — Visa;
- Ipak Yuli Bank — Visa and Mastercard;
- TBC Bank — Visa and Mastercard;
- Octobank — Visa and Mastercard.
However, some banks may not support all card types. Apple said it would update the list as more banks are added.
At the time of publication, Uzbekistan was still absent from Apple’s list of countries where Apple Pay is supported.
According to Spot, Apple Pay is not yet working with all banks. Testing related to the payment service’s launch is still underway.
Google Pay
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan is included on Google’s official website among the countries where Google Wallet, contactless payments and the web version of the digital wallet are available.
The service supports cards issued by the following banks:
- AVO Bank — Mastercard;
- Octobank — Visa and Mastercard;
- Uzum Bank — Visa;
- TBC Bank — Visa and Mastercard;
- Aloqabank — Visa and Mastercard;
- Kapitalbank — Visa and Mastercard;
- Ipak Yuli Bank — Visa and Mastercard;
- National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU) — Visa and Mastercard;
- Orient Finans Bank — Visa and Mastercard.
Neither payment service has been officially announced as launched. Government agencies, including the Central Bank, have not commented on reports about the launch of Apple Pay and Google Pay.
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