Apple’s celebrating ten years of Apple Pay today, and it’s clear that the Cupertino-based giant is pretty pleased with its payment offerings. I’ll be the first to admit that Apple Pay is still handy and convenient ten years down the road; most of the time, rather than reaching for a physical card, I simply double-tap the power button on my iPhone and pay.
Plenty more card partners have arrived in the years since the original launch, and more retailers have been adopting the standard. While new ways to pay, including rewards, were teased at WWDC 2024, we're now seeing these arrive with iOS 18 and even more partners being announced. All in all, it's freshening the ways you can pay with Apple Pay.
