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Apple Pay debuts in India, partnering with Axis Bank
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Fusion42 · 30 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Apple Pay has launched in India through a partnership with Axis Bank, enabling customers with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards to make contactless payments via iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch at millions of merchants across the country.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 14 sources have reported it between 18 Sep 2026 and 2 Oct 2026.
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Apple's entry into India's massive digital payments space opens a new channel for mobile payment adoption that you can integrate or compete with this week. Mobile wallet and payment service founders face a new rival leveraging Apple hardware to bypass traditional PIN and OTP methods.
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14 sources · first reported 18 Sep 2026 · latest 2 Oct 2026
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