Ahli United Bank brings Apple Pay to customers

TDT | Manama

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Ahli United Bank, the Middle East’s leading financial services group, today announced launching Apple Pay. Apple Pay, AUB said, is a safer, more secure and private way that helps customers avoid handing their payment card to someone else, touching physical buttons or exchanging cash — and uses the power of the iPhone to protect every transaction.

Customers can hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near a payment terminal to make a contactless payment.

Every Apple Pay purchase is secured with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode, as well as a one-time unique dynamic security code.

Apple Pay is accepted in grocery stores, pharmacies, taxis, restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores, and many more places.

Customers can also use Apple Pay on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to make faster and more convenient purchases in apps or on the web in Safari without having to create accounts or repeatedly type in shipping and billing information.

Apple Pay makes it easier to pay for food and grocery deliveries, online shopping, transportation, and parking, among other things.

Apple Pay can also be used to make payments in apps on Apple Watch. When customers use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor Apple servers.

Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted, and securely stored in the Secure Element, an industry-standard, certified chip designed to store the payment information safely on the device.

Apple Pay is easy to set up.

On iPhone, open the Wallet app, tap +, and follow the steps to add Ahli United Bank’s credit or debit cards.

Once a customer adds a card to iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac, they can start using Apple Pay on that device right away.

Customers will continue to receive all of the rewards and benefits offered by AUB’s cards.

“The shift towards cashless transactions has accelerated greatly and the launch of Apple Pay will surely boost this transition.

AUB is working ceaselessly to provide the solutions that will help enhance the rapidly changing lifestyles of its customers,” said Suvrat Saigal, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer – Retail Banking at Ahli United Bank.