Apple Pay works in overseas (if you pretend you're in America)
Beau Giles is a web developer and blogger based out of Sydney, Australia who wanted to know if he'd be able to use the new Apple Pay system in his home country's NFC payment points. After a little bit of expiring he discovered that Apple Pay does indeed work in Australia, but only if he tells his phone he's in America.
Unless your phone is set to the United States region Apple Pay is hidden from the setting of your device. Of course this can be easily fixed by just changing your settings, so it isn't a big deal. However, finding a card that works with the service might be.
Cards that are issued outside of the USA won't work with the service, so you will need one of the cards that's officially supported by Apple Pay. That can make things expensive; as Americans who have traveled abroad already know using your U.S. credit card in another country usually means paying an expensive currency conversion fee.
There's currently no timeline for Apple launching Apple Pay in other parts of the world, as complicated deals must first be reached with banks and financial institutions in those countries. Still the drive to try new technology will lead some users to giving this method a shot. Just be prepared to pay extra for the experience.
Editor's Addition: Keaton Keller (@keaton on Twitter) has produced a short video showing exactly how to set up your device using Beau Giles' method. Enjoy!
