CIMB is one of the largest banks in Malaysia, with its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Offering a full range of banking services from consumer banking to Islamic banking, CIMB is also the fifth largest banking group by assets in ASEAN. Naturally, CIMB has a wide range of credit cards to choose from to suit all income levels and lifestyles.
Read on to find out whether your CIMB card is compatible with Apple Pay, and explore another Apple Wallet compatible multi-currency card, the Wise card.
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Apple Pay is a free application on which you can add one or multiple debit cards to your phone, watch, or Apple device. This way, you can make contactless mobile payments in stores without your physical cards and save your card and shipping details on your devices for ease of shopping online.
Apple Pay also allows the addition of various other documents like boarding passes, public transportation cards, and even rewards cards (subject to compatibility). Users can then access these cards and passes directly from their iPhone lock screen, without having to comb through files and emails.
In August 2022, while Apple Pay was launched in Malaysia, CIMB did not support Apple Pay. It's been some time since, and the question on everyone's mind: When can CIMB use Apple Pay?
Unfortunately, it appears that Apple Pay in Malaysia is still not supported by CIMB1. This means that CIMB cards cannot be added to your Apple wallet and hence cannot be used for Apple Pay.
Nevertheless, CIMB with its wide-ranging market presence especially in ASEAN makes it a strong bank with plenty of utility for its credit cards both in Malaysia and overseas. CIMB also has a whole host of other financial services beyond personal banking, for its business and preferred clients.
If you’re on the search for banks or cards supported by Apple Pay² for ease of usage, the following list is where you can look:
| 🤔 Did you know: Both the physical and virtual Wise card can be added to Apple Pay? Click here to learn how else to use your Wise virtual card |
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For Android users, Google Pay has been supported by CIMB since 15 November 2022. In fact, CIMB was one of the first Malaysian banks to introduce Google Wallet. For CIMB Bank Mastercard credit cardholders, they can add the card to their Google Wallet to make contactless payments via Google Pay on both Wear OS and Android devices in stores and online.
To use the Google Pay function on your devices, here are a list of compatible banks and cards³ for your consideration:
If you find it a hassle to keep pulling out your physical CIMB card for payments, especially when you’re overseas, consider the Wise card - a multi-currency card compatible with both Apple Pay and Google Pay.
With the Wise card, enjoy hassle-free foreign currency payments in 40+ currencies across 150+ countries. As long as the merchant or store accepts contactless payments, using digital payments with your phone shouldn’t pose a problem.
In addition, Wise provides full transparency for its fees – no nasty surprises especially while on holiday. All currency conversions on Wise use the mid-market rate as shown on Google, with low fees starting from 0.33%⁶. For savings all around, order your Wise card now to get it delivered within 5 working days, for a one-time fee of 13.70 MYR which grants you access to both the physical and virtual cards.
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Wondering how to actually get card details up on Apple Pay or Google Pay? Just follow these simple steps and start making contactless payments abroad with low fees.
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