A STEP FORWARD FOR APPLE IN CHINA. THE COLOSSUS OF CUPERTINO ADDS China Unionpay FOR PAYMENTS ON APP STORE

Now in China, you can use credit cards (and debit) UnionPay to make purchases on the App Store. This is what Apple says in a press release published on the official website recalling that China UnionPay is the largest provider of credit cards in the region.
Supplementation is therefore important for users, a sign that Apple has finally overcome all the problems so far prevented the Chinese customers to associate one of these cards to your Apple ID. “The ability to purchase applications and services using UnionPay cards has always been one of the most requested by our customers in China,” said Eddy Cue through the official press release, “China is the second largest among the countries with downloading apps from the App Store and with this new integration will be able to provide users with a more simple and convenient to buy their favorite apps with a single click. ”

The news should help Apple to expand the reach of the App Store for more customers, thus enhancing the number of credit cards in anticipation of the launch of Apple Pay in the country: the first clues about this latest development emerged as early as the month of May when, precisely, there was talk of a possible iPhone 6 with NFC capable of accepting mobile payments with China UnionPay (and Apple Pay, in those days still unknown).

Recall that Apple may announce the launch of Apple Pay in China in the coming months thanks to an agreement that is being discussed in recent days: Tim Cook should in fact be in talks with the founder of Alibaba, the Chinese company privately held and headquartered in Hangzhou composed by various companies active in the field of electronic commerce such as online market, payment platforms and trading, search engines for shopping and services for cloud computing.