Apple, Samsung ready for China mobile payment

San Francisco

APPLE Inc and Samsung Electronics Co reached separate agreements with China UnionPay Co to introduce their competing mobile payments systems in the country next year.

Customers of UnionPay, China's largest payment and clearing network, will be able to add their bank cards to iPhones, iPads and the Apple Watch for purchases through Apple Pay, the companies said in a statement. Users of Samsung Galaxy and Note devices will have similar options.