Leaked memo points to October 20th release date for Apple Pay

When Apple unveiled Apple Pay at their iPhone event in September, they mentioned that they expected it would be going live in October. According to an earlier report, it was suggested that Apple Pay could be going live come 18th of October, but a new report has suggested that we could be looking at a 20th of October launch instead.

An internal memo sent to Panera Bread employees and acquired by 9to5Mac has revealed that Apple will launch its mobile payment platform on Monday, October 20th. Panera Bread was listed as one of the initial launch partners for Apple Pay during its introduction last month. An online training course for employees has been published that includes instructions for the VeriFone readers, including the Apple Pay functions. Stores that don’t have the appropriate hardware to support the technology will receive further information on the 20th about how the company plans to handle payments those locations.