Apple Pay has gone live in the UK with support from eight banks and 250,000 retail outlets

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Apple Pay has officially launched in the UK. Users will be able to useApple Pay at more than 250,000 retailers with support from eight banks UK banks. The service is currently supported with credit and debit cards from American Express, Visa, Mastercard, First Direct, HSBC, Nationwide, NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, and Ulster Bank.

Good news for our friends in the UK but the downside is purchases will be limited to a £20 cap that will expand to only £30 in September. So no buying big ticket items just yet. The £20 will just cover two pints of lager and a packet of crisps.

CORRECTION: There are only seven UK banks at launch, not eight, with seven more “Coming Soon”. My apologies and thanks to Tim Green for spotting my error.