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CIMB Malaysia Expands Apple Pay to Credit Cards

CIMB Malaysia Expands Apple Pay to Credit Cards

CIMB Malaysia has finally enabled Apple Pay for most CIMB Visa and Mastercard credit cards via the CIMB Octo app or Apple Wallet, excluding Petronas Visa Infinite-i, Petronas Platinum-i, Platinum Business, Fuel Tanker, and all debit cards, with a limit of five devices per card. The rollout also includes up to RM118 cashback for five qualifying Apple Pay transactions by 14 September 2026, and users must re-add their card on a new device and authenticate each payment.

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