NatWest one of the first banks to offer Apple Pay to customers

Thursday 11 June 2015

NatWest will offer local customers in Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar access to Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay, when it launches in the UK.

Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When you add a credit or debit card to Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not stored on the device, nor on Apple servers.

Instead, a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on your device. Each transaction is authorised with a one-time unique dynamic security code, instead of using the security code from the back of your card.

Victoria McEneaney, Executive Director, NatWest said; “We want to be the number one bank for customer service, trust and advocacy by 2020 and we know that our customers value simple ways to pay that use the most relevant and secure technology. The introduction of Apple Pay allows us to do this. We are delighted to be working with Apple and are really excited to be able to offer Apple Pay to our customers.”

In stores, Apple Pay works with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch. When paying for goods and services within apps, Apple Pay is compatible with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3.