In the update of Apple's iOS 8.3 Beta, the words "Apple Pay now supports China UnionPay payment network" appear. It is believed that iPhone 6/6 Plus users in mainland China can use Apple Pay to make offline micro payment on POS machines that support China UnionPay QuickPass when the official version of iOS 8.3 is launched. In addition, the new bank cards issued now support PBOC non connected transactions, So mainland users can use Apply Pay soon.
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