Apple Pay is now compatible with BJ’s Wholesale Club store credit cards
Another store-branded credit card in the United States – BJ’s Wholesale Club – is now compatible with Apple Pay.
BJ’s is the second major retailer to support the mobile payment system with its in-house cards. Earlier this year, Kohl’s was the first to allow its store credit card to work with the service. JCPenney store credit cards are also expected to be compatible with Apple Pay soon.
Earlier today, 66 new credit unions and banks were also added to Apple’s list of more than 800 providers that support the service.
Here’s the complete list of new additions, mostly composed of smaller regional bank and credit unions:
American Community Bank of Indiana
American United Federal Credit Union
Anheuser-Busch Employees’ Credit Union
Aspire Federal Credit Union
Bank of Colorado
Bank of Montgomery
Catholic Federal Credit Union
Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust
CFCU Community Credit Union
ChoiceOne Bank
Community Bank of Mississippi
Community Bank (Coast)
Community Bank (Ellisville)
Community Bank (North MS)
Credit One Bank
D.L. Evans Bank
Dane County Credit Union
Diamond Credit Union
East Wisconsin Savings Bank
Educational Community Credit Union
Farmers Bank
First Alliance Credit Union
First Bank & Trust Company
First Federal Savings Bank of Twin Falls
First National Bank & Trust Company of Weatherford
First State Bank of Middlebury
Fox Valley Savings Bank
Greater Kinston Credit Union
Hanscom Federal Credit Union
Home City Federal Savings Bank
Hondo National Bank
Indiana Members Credit Union
INTRUST Bank
Kemba Financial Credit Union
Land of Lincoln Credit Union
Laramie Plains Federal Credit Union
LCNB National Bank
Liberty Savings Bank, FSB
Local Government Federal Credit Union
Mississippi Federal Credit Union
Montgomery Country Employees Federal Credit Union
MVB Bank Inc
Neighbors Credit Union
New Horizon Federal Credit Union
NorState Federal Credit Union
North State Bank
NW Preferred Federal Credit Union
OMNI Community Credit Union
Pinnacle Bank Sioux City
Pinnacle Bank Texas
Pinnacle Bank Wyoming
Quad City Bank and Trust
Republic Bank & Trust Company
San Antonio Federal Credit Union
SCE Federal Credit Union
Sharon Credit Union
South Shore Bank
State Employees Credit Union
Sun East Federal Credit Union
Sunrise Banks
Texas Capital Bank
The Bank of Missouri
TruWest Credit Union
Vantage West Credit Union
Wayne Bank
Wilson Bank & Trust
Here in the United States, getting financial institutions to support the mobile payment system hasn’t been an issue. The big sticking point has been getting retailers to jump on board. But the situation looks to be improving, a bit, starting next year.
Last month, Apple’s Jennifer Bailey said Starbucks and other food establishments like KFC and Chili’s will support Apple Pay sometime in 2016. Cinnabon and Domino’s will support the service soon.
Earlier this fall, the payment system arrived for some users in Australia and Canada. Apply Pay arrived in the United Kingdom in July. And a recent report said that Apple Pay could land in the very important and huge China market sometime in the first quarter of 2016.
For other news today, see: The ‘iPad Air 3′ won’t have 3D Touch, analyst predicts, Philips Hue bridge switches off support for third-party bulbs, and The iPhone Upgrade Program means good things for the handset.
