India, Sept. 30 -- Apple today introduced its digital payments platform, Apple Pay, in India. After months of rumours and reports, the company today confirmed that it has started rolling out support for contactless payments via Apple Pay in the country.

It is worth mentioning that Apple first introduced Apple Pay in the US back in September 2014. It gradually expanded this service to other markets across the globe. Now, almost 12 years later, the company is bringing this service to India that is dominated by UPI (United Payments Interface).

According to the details shared by the company, initially, Apple Pay will support Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards only and that users will be able to use the service to make payment...