Hong Leong Bank (HLB) was founded in 1963, the same year the formation of the Federation of Malaysia was announced. Starting as a building materials trading company, the company has since seized opportunities to move into other high-growth industries such as property development, financial services, and banking.
Offering a range of financial products, continue reading to find out if your Hong Leong Bank card is compatible with Apple Pay. Below, we will also talk about an 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.
Does Hong Leong Bank support Apple Pay? Unfortunately, not yet – all Hong Leong Bank cards cannot be used with Apple Pay1.
Hong Leong Bank’s digital card services are still robust though. The bank’s all-in-one banking app, HLB Connect, allows Hong Leong Bank customers to open accounts, monitor their investments, conduct everyday bank transactions, and even convert their money between currencies.
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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Unlike Apple Pay, Hong Leong Bank cards can be used with Google Pay. This is good news for Android users, who can add their preferred HLB Visa Card to their Google Wallet via the HLB Connect App, and enjoy seamless contactless transactions both in-store and online.
Via the HLB Connect App, select your chosen Hong Leong Bank Visa card and tap on “Link Mobile Pay”. Choose “Add to G Pay” and follow the onscreen instructions to link your Hong Leong Bank Visa card.
To use the Google Pay function on your devices, here are a list of compatible banks and cards³ for your consideration:
Want a travel card that can be added to both digital payment systems? Consider the Wise card as this multi-currency card is compatible with both Apple Pay and Google Pay. With the Wise card, you can spend, make contactless payments, and withdraw cash from 150+ countries around in the world. Just look out for merchants and stores that accept contactless payments and you should be good to go.
Wise advocates for transparency so you will always know exactly how much you might be charged. All currency conversions on Wise use the mid-market rate as shown on Google, with low fees starting from 0.33%⁶. You’ll also get some free ATM withdrawals of up to 1,000 MYR each month. Enjoy this convenience and 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 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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