Ally Bank today announced that its customers can now use Apple Pay with Ally-issued cards. Before today, Ally Bank was among the list of major national banks in the United States without support for Apple Pay. Ally Bank isn’t yet on Apple’s growing list of more than 1,000 bank and credit union partners, but will likely appear in the next refresh.
In the meantime, Ally Bank customers can begin adding Ally-issued cards to Apple Pay on compatible devices from today.
On the iPhone, just head to the Wallet app on iOS 9 and tap the plus (+) icon in the top right corner to begin, then follow the prompts. To add a debit card to the Apple Watch, go to the Apple Watch app on iPhone and look for the Wallet & Apple Pay section, then Add Credit or Debit Card section. iPads with Touch ID can use Apple Pay in apps; go to Settings then Wallet & Apple Pay to add your card there.
Adding your Ally Bank debit card to Apple Pay may require a call to customer service for verification, then you can start using your iPhone, Apple Watch, or iPad to make payments securely where available.
If you’re looking for places to test out Apple Pay, Exxon Mobile recently added support for buying gas with Apple Pay through its SpeedPass+ app. Stores like the Apple Store, Best Buy, Whole Foods, and Walgreens all accept Apple Pay as payment at checkout, and McDonalds, Subway, and many restaurants through OpenTable accept Apple Pay payments as well. Apple also has a list of official partners here, and anywhere with the contactless payment logo at checkout should accept Apple Pay.
Ally Bank says that it’s working to support both Android Pay and Samsung Pay next.
Apple Pay works with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, Apple Watch, iPad mini 4, iPad Air 2, and iPad Pro. The rumored 4-inch iPhone SE that we’re expecting to see at Monday’s event will also work with Apple Pay.
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Good thing, I was about to dump this bank for lack of support….
Too late, already switched to Capital One 360. Better interest rate on checking accounts anyways.
Agreed. I switched back to US Bank two months ago.
Is it worth dumping a bank for not supporting it, when 99.9998% of retailers don’t either? I’m all for more banks jumping on board, but retailer uptake has been painfully slow.
Had to call to verify, but it actually works… Thankfully Apple Watch setup didn’t require a second call.
“Ally Bank was among the list of major national banks in the United States” – Major bank? never heard of this guys.
Glad those customers are on board now.
They were GM finance and spun off from from GM after the bailout.
It is an online only bank that pays great interest rates (like 1% a year for regular savings). They charge no fee for having an account and on top of it all you can use any ATM within the US and they’ll refund any ATM fees you may incur into every month. I Have been using them for years and can’t complain about anything so far…
Other things I like about them:
You can deposit up to $50000 checks using their app – snap a photo and that’s it, other banks have much lower limits on this feature.
They will send you free checks whenever you request – not just give you one set of free checks when you open the account.
They actually refunded me ATM fees that were charged by an ATM overseas.
Whenever you need to speak to customer service, you never wait more than like a minute on hold.
Too Late … left them last summer after they told me that they had looked into it and had decided that they would not be supporting it.
Was thinking about leaving them but I got lazy. For some reason I can’t add a card! Com’on!