Apple Pay is likely to launch in France by the end of 2016, according to a new report — claiming that it will be a gradual rollout over the course of several months.
There’s no exact date cited, but it is quite possible that it will take place by September, before Apple ships the iPhone 7.
As in China, where Apple Pay recently made its debut, what is currently said to be holding up the service’s launch is negotiations with banks over the exact percentage cut Apple will take of payments.
In China, Apple agreed to just half the rate it gets in the U.S., although Apple is — understandably — willing to bend its usual rules to break into the Chinese market. Whether it would do the same in France (where Apple has previously butted heads with authorities) isn’t known.
With that said, six months of negotiating time leaves plenty of opportunities for Apple and French banks to come to an understanding.
Via: iPhon.fr
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
One response to “Sacré bleu! Apple Pay is on its way to France in 2016”
The term you are lookin for is “Sacrebleu”, not “Sacré bleu” (this two words exists in French, but the expression as just no sense).