Can I use Apple Pay in Korea?

Apple lists Korea as an Apple Pay country, but whether a foreign card in Apple Wallet works depends on your card issuer and the shop’s contactless terminal. Do not rely on it as your only payment method.

Apple’s support pages list South Korea among the countries and regions that support Apple Pay and name Hyundai Card as the participating issuer there. They do not promise that cards from other countries will work in Korean shops.

• •Apple lists South Korea as an Apple Pay country, with Hyundai Card as the participating issuer.
• △Official sources do not confirm that foreign-issued cards in Apple Wallet are accepted everywhere. Try it in a shop before you depend on it.
• △Self-service kiosks and older machines may not accept contactless payment from foreign cards.

• •Your physical card as a backup
• •Some Korean won in cash

• •Travelling with only a phone wallet and no physical card or cash

• •A physical Visa or Mastercard
• •A T-money or other prepaid transit card
• •Korean won cash

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• Apple Support: Countries and regions that support Apple Pay
• Apple Support: Apple Pay participating banks in Asia-Pacific

Apple’s pages describe availability, not how foreign cards behave in Korean shops, so this answer is deliberately cautious.