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Apple Pay in Australia

In theory, any retailers that accept contactless (PayPass and payWave) peyments should accept Apple Pay. Australian MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave cards cannot be added to Apple Pay in Australia, however overseas issued cards (eg, toursts/visitors!) should work fine here with Apple Pay.

The only Australian issued cards that are supported in Apple Pay are American Express cards issued directly. However, not all retailers that accept Amex, may accept contactless Amex transactions (‘Apple Pay’).

RetailerAccepts
Cards		ContactlessAccepts AmexAmex Contactless
(‘ExpressPay’) – Apple Pay		Notes
Coles ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Apple ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Woolworths  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
McDonald’s  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Myer ✔ ✔  ✔  ✔
David Jones  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Harvey Norman  ✔  ✔  ✔ ✔
Bunnings  ✔  ✔  ✔ ✔
Target  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Kmart  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Starbucks  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Hoyts  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Shell/Coles Express ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
Zara  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔
JB HiFi✔✔✔ ✘via Mashable
7Eleven✔✔✔✘
Chemistworks✔✔✔✔via Mashable
Costco  ✔  ✔ ✔  ✔As reported on Whirlpool here
KFC ✔ ✔May differ from franchise to franchise
IKEA ✔ ✘ ✘
Nando’s ✔ ✔Support may differ from franchise to franchise
Hungry Jacks ✔ ✔Support may differ from franchise to franchise
Mad Mex ✔ ✔Support may differ from store to store

Individual stores with support for Apple Pay:

 

If a retailer does accept contactless Amex payments, then Apple Pay should work.

For chains such as Nando’s, Hungry Jacks, Subway, the franchisee may have different terminal hardware and agreements with banks and/or AMEX.

Report feedback about Apple Pay to Apple (including as a merchant here)

Report feedback about American Express (inc minimum purchases, surcharges, lack of acceptance, and issues with ExpressPay/Contactless/Apple Pay) to American Express