27 more banks in the US to partner with Apple Pay

Apple's mobile payments platform for the iPhone 6 and the Apple Watch is making progress towards ubiquity, at least in the US. 27 more banks have signed up with the service and will be offering their customers the option to make payments on their devices. Hit jump for a list of new Apple Pay partners.

The 27 new banks are joining  1,000+ partners in the US and are as follows:

• 1st Community Federal Credit Union
• Abacus Federal Savings Bank
• Bank of England
• BankFirst Financial Services
• Bull’s Eye Credit Union
• Colfax Banking Company
• Columbia Bank Florida
• First Bank
• First Federal Bank of Louisiana
• First National Bank of Durango
• First Southern National
• Franklin First Federal Credit Union
• Green Country Federal Credit Union
• Gulf States Credit Union
• Guthrie County State Bank
• Henrico Federal Credit Union
• Lone Star National Bank
• Mill City Credit Union
• Modern Woodmen Bank
• Pasadena Federal Credit Union
• PNC Bank, Global Investment Servicing
• Raleigh County Federal Credit Union
• Sage Capital Bank
• St. Landry Bank and Trust Co.
• TCM Bank
• West Milton State Bank

In Canada, Apple Pay is available to American Express customers and partner retailers and still has a long way to go before it can be considered widely accepted even if places like the UK and China are adopting the payment option at an optimistic rate.