India is on Apple’s radar for a long-awaited Apple Pay launch, with multiple reports pointing to a card-based, NFC tap-to-pay rollout sometime in 2026, and banks like HDFC, ICICI, and Axis reportedly already at the table. Apple hasn’t set an official date yet, so the smart move for merchants is to treat this as a […] The post Apple Pay in India: What Merchants Should Know Before the 2026 Launch appeared first on Cashfree Payments Blog .