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Apple Pay In India: Your Card, Wallet And UPI Questions Answered
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Fusion42 · 1 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Apple Pay has launched in India supporting Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards initially, with no support for RuPay or UPI at launch. The service works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with payments authenticated by biometric or passcode methods and secured by tokenisation, available at select merchants including Apple Store, Blinkit, Croma, and Zomato.
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Apple Pay's limited launch with only Axis Bank credit cards shifts digital payment options in India and opens a narrow gateway for card-based payment startups to partner with banks and merchants now. You have an opening to build new payment flows or onboarding experiences targeting these early adopters before broader network support arrives.
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