Apple is launching its biometrics-backed mobile payment system in Canada, but with major credit card American Express the only linked provider on board, according to trade media.Canada becomes the mobile payment system's third market after the United States and Great Britain.Appadvice wrote that Apple's decision to debut Apple Pay in Canada with Amex as its sole banking and credit-card partner is said to have been made so as to speed up the launch of the service in the country,A report in The Globe and Mail late last month wrote that Apple's negotiations with Canadian banks and other credit-card networks on Apple Pay have been “dragging.”In a survey by Trustev of 2,000 smartphone owners earlier this month, half with phones that could use Apple Pay and half Samsung Pay, usage figures were reported at Apple Pay 21% and competitor Samsung Pay 14%.This suggests the South Korean manufacturer's system is quickly catching up on Apple, given it was released in August – Apple Pay was launched nine months ago.
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