OREANDA-NEWS. Customers will be able to make purchases everywhere using their Visa bank cards wherever contactless payments are accepted.

Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When you use a credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on your device. Each transaction is authorised with a one-time unique dynamic security code.

"As a pioneer in mobile payments and ever-attentive to innovation, it was natural for Groupe BPCE to support Apple Pay. We are proud to be the first banking group in France to offer our customers Apple Pay. And we are sure it will attract new customers to the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne networks", explains Fran?ois P?rol, Chairman of the Groupe BPCE Management Board.

Apple Pay is easy to set up and users will continue to receive all of the rewards and bene?ts offered by credit and debit cards. In participating stores, Apple Pay works with iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE and Apple Watch.