KUWAIT CITY, Dec 6: The Shared Automated Banking Services Company (KNET) Monday announced the readiness of its POS devices to receive payments using the “Apple Pay” system, reports Al-Qabas daily. In a press release, KNET stated that devices that operate with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology can receive payments via the “Apple Pay” service through devices running on the iOS operating system from the countries where this service operates.

The Acting CEO Dalal Al-Yaqout said, “With the official launch of Apple Pay in the State of Kuwait, customers who have accounts in Kuwaiti banks that have activated this service can use Apple Pay to pay through any POS devices of KNET, which are estimated to be 90,000 devices in Kuwait.” Al-Yaqoot called on users of the “Apple Pay” service to follow all procedures that ensure the protection of their devices and accounts from hacking and fraud, stressing that “they must activate the protection methods on their devices.”