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Apple Pay Set to Launch in India Next Month With Axis Bank Cards

18 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

18 September 2026

Topic

operational-macro

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

India

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Fusion42 · 18 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Apple Pay is launching next month in India starting with Axis Bank credit cards, leveraging a recent regulatory change allowing biometric authentication for card payments. The rollout targets credit card users on iPhones and may gradually expand to additional banks in the Indian market dominated by UPI.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 11 sources have reported it between 18 Sep 2026 and 30 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Apple entering India’s payments market via Axis Bank creates a new premium payments channel, forcing fintech founders to rethink iPhone user reach beyond UPI dominance and focus on credit card tap-to-pay innovation.

◆ Coverage

11 sources · first reported 18 Sep 2026 · latest 30 Sep 2026

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