Banks with Apple Pay in Australia

Here's a table of Australian banks that offer Apple Pay, plus tips on how to use the digital wallet to make contactless purchases.

Australian banks that offer Apple Pay

Check if your bank offers Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and/or Google Pay in the table below. If it doesn't, compare bank accounts that do offer Apple Pay.

Bank Apple PaySamsung PayGoogle Pay
WestpacNoNoNo
Adelaide BankNoNo
AMPNoNoNo
ANZNoNoNo
Arab Bank AustraliaNoNo
Australian Military BankNoNoNo
Auswide BankNoNo
AWA Alliance BankNoNoNo
NABNoNoNo
CommBank (CBA)NoNoNo
BankSANoNoNo
BankVicNoNoNo
BankWAWNoNoNo
Bank AustraliaNoNoNo
Bank FirstNoNo
Bank of Heritage IsleNoNoNo
Bank of MelbourneNoNoNo
Bank of SydneyNoNoNo
BCUNoNoNo
BDCU Alliance BankNoNoNo
Bendigo BankNoNoNo
Beyond Bank AustraliaNoNoNo
Big Sky Building SocietyNoNoNo
Bank of Queensland (BOQ)NoNoNo
Bank of Queensland SpecialistNoNo
Bank of UsNoNo
CAPE Credit UnionNoNo
Australian UnityNoNoNo
BankwestNoNoNo
Catalyst MoneyNoNoNo
Central Murray Credit UnionNoNoNo
Central West Credit UnionNoNo
CitiNoNo
Coastline Credit UnionNoNo
Community First BankNoNoNo
Central Coast Credit UnionNoNoNo
Community Alliance Credit UnionNo
Credit Union SANoNoNo
Border BankNoNoNo
Defence BankNoNoNo
Endeavour Mutual BankNoNoNo
Family First Credit UnionNo
Firefighters Mutual BankNoNoNo
First Option Credit UnionNoNoNo
Ford Credit UnionNoNo
Goldfields MoneyNoNo
Greater BankNoNo
Goulburn Murray Credit UnionNoNoNo
Great Southern BankNoNoNo
HayNoNo
Heritage BankNoNoNo
Holiday Coast Credit UnionNoNoNo
Horizon Credit UnionNoNoNo
HSBCNoNo
Hume BankNoNo
INGNoNo
Illawarra Credit UnionNoNoNo
IMB BankNoNoNo
Intech Credit UnionNoNoNo
Laboratories Credit UnionNoNo
Latitude Financial ServicesNoNoNo
Lombard FinanceNo
Maritime Mining & Power Credit UnionNo
Macquarie BankNoNo
ME BankNoNoNo
MOVE BankNoNo
MyState BankNoNoNo
Newcastle PermanentNoNo
Nexus MutualNoNoNo
Northern Beaches Credit UnionNoNoNo
Northern Inland Credit UnionNoNo
Once CreditNo
Orange Credit UnionNoNoNo
P&N BankNoNoNo
People’s Choice Credit UnionNoNoNo
Police BankNoNoNo
Police Credit UnionNoNo
QBankNoNo
Queensland Country BankNoNo
Qudos BankNoNo
RACQNoNoNo
Reliance BankNoNoNo
South West Slopes Credit UnionNoNoNo
Sydney Credit UnionNoNoNo
SuncorpNoNo
Teachers Mutual BankNoNoNo
The MacNoNoNo
The Mutual BankNoNo
The RockNoNo
UniBankNoNoNo
UbankNoNoNo
Unity BankNoNoNo
Warwick Credit UnionNo
Woolworths Employees’ Credit UnionNoNoNo
Queenslanders Credit UnionNoNo
Virgin MoneyNoNoNo
86 400NoNoNo
Up BankNoNoNo

What is Apple Pay?

Apple Pay is a digital wallet that allows you to make contactless purchases in store or online using just your iPhone or Apple device, without your physical debit card. Apple Pay is a digital wallet that securely stores your debit or credit card information within the app. Apple Pay replaces your physical debit card, meaning you can go out with just your phone and still make purchases. You can use the app to make contactless payments in store and online using just your iPhone or Apple device, such as an Apple Watch.

Finder data shows that 30% of Australians have their debit or credit card connected to their smartphone or watch, while a further 10% plan to in the near future.

How does Apple Pay work?

In simple terms, Apple Pay is a digital version of your existing wallet. By downloading Apple Pay, you can make purchases with your phone by tapping the EFTPOS terminal in the same way that you’d use your debit card to make a tap-and-go payment. Because all your card information is securely stored within the app, it’s very similar to using your physical debit card to tap and go.

To get a bit more technical, Apple Pay uses a near-field-communication (NFC) chip within your smartphone or Apple device to connect to an EFTPOS terminal in replace of your debit card. This chip communicates to a merchant’s point of sale payment terminal and enables the payment to be processed in the same way that a debit card works. This process all happens within seconds of tapping your smartphone or Apple device on the terminal.

Australian debit cards with Apple Pay

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Name Monthly fee Govt. Guarantee Own network ATM fee Card type
ING Orange Everyday Account
ING logo
Apple Pay Google Pay
Monthly fee
$0
Government Guarantee
Own network ATM fee
$0
Card type
Visa
Go to siteMore Info
1% cashback on utility bills (T&Cs apply)
Revolut Account
Revolut logo
Apple Pay Google Pay
Monthly fee
$0
Government Guarantee
Own network ATM fee
$0
Card type
Visa and Mastercard
Go to siteMore Info
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Where to use Apple Pay

You can use Apple Pay in-store almost anywhere, from cafes and restaurants to retail shops, grocery chains and service stations. Apple Pay works on any terminal that already accepts contactless, tap-and-go payments.

You can also use Apple Pay to pay for things online and within a range of apps. For example, if you’re ordering Friday-night takeaway on a food delivery app you can simply select “Buy with Apple Pay” to complete the transaction instead of manually entering your card details. The app or website will tell you when you’re making the purchase if it supports Apple Pay.

Which iPhones offer Apple Pay?

The following iPhones are compatible with Apple Pay

  • iPhone models with Face ID
  • iPhone models with Touch ID (except iPhone 5s)

Which iPads offer Apple Pay?

  • iPad (6th generation)
  • iPad Pro
  • iPad (5th generation)
  • iPad Air 2
  • iPad mini 4
  • iPad mini 3

Which Apple Watch devices offer Apple Pay?

  • Apple Watch (1st generation)
  • Apple Watch Series 1
  • Apple Watch Series 2
  • Apple Watch Series 3

How to set up Apple Pay

Setting up Apple Pay is much easier than you’d think. You just need to follow these two simple steps:

  1. Ensure you have an eligible device and debit card. To set up Apple Pay, you’ll first need to make sure you have an eligible phone from the list above as well as an eligible debit card from a participating bank.
  2. Add your card. Navigate to Wallet within your iPhone and click the blue plus sign to add a new card. Add in your card security details, and your bank will verify your details. Once this has been verified, your card will appear within the Wallet and you can start using Apple Pay. Easy!

How do I use Apple Pay?

In order to verify the transaction, you’ll be required to use your fingerprint or facial ID when making payments with Apple Pay. Just like the simple set-up process, this is less complicated than it sounds. If you’re using an iPhone 8 or earlier device, when making a payment with Apple Pay, you need to open the Wallet, rest your finger on the Touch ID reader (the middle button on your phone) and hover your phone above the EFTPOS terminal. The payment will be made with your default card, unless you select to use another.

Face ID on iPhone X works in a similar way, except instead of using your fingerprint you need to double-click the side button on your phone then look at the Face ID symbol on the screen. Your phone will register that it’s you, and then enable you to make a payment by again hovering your phone above the contactless terminal. This may sound fiddly and complicated, but it actually only takes a couple of seconds in total.

Is Apple Pay safe?

Yes! Apple Pay uses a number specific to your device in combination with a unique transaction code when you make a purchase. This means that your debit card details, such as the card number and expiry date, aren’t actually stored on your device or by Apple. Plus, you need to use Touch ID or enter a PIN number each time you make a payment with Apple Pay.

In many ways, it’s actually safer than using your physical debit card to make purchases. You can easily misplace your debit card or leave it visible for people to copy the card number. However most people need to enter a PIN number to unlock their smartphone, or even require their own fingerprint to unlock their phone. On top of this, you’re required to use Touch ID, Face ID or enter a PIN when making a payment.

How do I use Apple Pay on my Apple Watch?

With Apple Watch, you can make payments with the flick of your wrist. The benefit of an Apple Watch is that you can travel even lighter, meaning you can still make purchases without your physical wallet or even your phone. An example of when an Apple Watch would be handy is if you’re going for a run and you don’t want to have to carry your phone with you, but you’d like to be able to purchase a post-run coffee.

To use Apple Pay on your Apple Watch, you’ll first need to add your card to the watch. You can do this via the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Once your card is successfully added, you can use your Apple Watch to make purchases. You need to double-click the side button on the watch and hover the screen above the EFTPOS terminal. You’ll feel a slight tap or vibration, meaning that your purchase has been successful.

Pros and Cons of using Apple Pay

Pros

  • It’s more secure than using your debit card or cash
  • You can travel light without carrying a physical wallet
  • You can use it to make purchases in-store, within apps and online

Cons

  • You need an eligible device to use Apple Pay, it doesn’t work on Android or other devices
  • Not all banks offer Apple Pay

What are Google Pay and Samsung Pay?

While Apple Pay is the digital wallet offered by tech giant Apple, Google Pay is the digital wallet solution offered by Google and Samsung Pay (you guessed it) is the digital wallet developed by Samsung. It’s important to note that Google Pay is the combination of Android Pay and Google Wallet; Google rebranded to the single name “Google Pay” in early 2018.

If you don’t have a compatible Apple device, you could instead use Google Pay or Samsung Pay to make contactless payments using your phone. These digital wallets work in a very similar way to Apple Pay. For more information on these digital wallets, check out our guide to Samsung Pay here and our guide to Google Pay here.

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