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Apple Pay India launch: After 90+ markets, is India finally next? What you can expect

24 Sept 2026 · Business Today Mkts

Apple Pay could finally enter India in October, bringing Apple’s card-based payment system to a UPI-dominated market where iPhone users have waited years for the service.

Because the driver here is macro rather than company-specific, the read-through is to index-level positioning rather than to any single name — correlations tend to rise when the whole market faces the same signal.

  • This is a market-wide development — its reach goes beyond any single stock.