Apple recently announced Apple Pay Later, an addition to its original Apple Pay payment service with which it intends to make it even easier to purchase its products in the company’s online stores and Apple Stores.
Specifically, the announcement was made during the last WWDC Editionalthough it is likely that for many it will go unnoticed among the other novelties of iOS, iPadOS as well as the Material with the latest equipment Macbook Air there Macbook Pro with M2 chip.
What is Apple Pay Later?
Although it has been dubbed Apple Pay Later, it is essentially just an addition to the current Apple Pay service, through which it will be possible for users to defer payments up to four times without interest or surcharges of payment. weeks late (which the industry suggests).
Thus, with Apple Pay Later, it is no longer necessary to use an Apple Card to obtain immediate financing when buy a brand new productlike a MacBook or an iPhone.
This novelty, which will initially be available in the United States, will come into force coinciding with the arrival on the market of the final versions of the operating system iOS16we will therefore have to wait for the release of the new iPhone 14 scheduled for September.
When will Apple Pay Later arrive in Europe and Latin America?
Many users are wondering when the Apple Pay Later service will arrive in Europe. Well take a look at Apple Card realize that for the moment we will not have access to this service, at least in the short term.
Even though Apple Card was launched in the United States three years ago, many countries are still waiting for its deployment and adoption, as is the case of Europe or countries in Latin America. This method of payment has not yet crossed the borders of the United States.
To launch a service of this magnitude, Apple needs a strong banking partner and truth be told, the rest of the bank branches see Apple’s service as a serious competitor that could end the culture of using the card that exists in our country.
Take a look at the article in which we talk about how Apple could become your new reference bank once these services are extended internationally.