Bank of America-issued corporate payment cards can now be
used with Apple Pay and Google Pay throughout the EMEA and APAC regions, making
the bank the first issuer to offer mobile wallet compatibility for corporate
cards in all major global regions, according to BofA. The bank made its
corporate cards available through mobile wallets in the U.S. and Canada in
2018. The
mobile wallet capability currently is available to users in 29 countries in
EMEA and APAC, with additional countries expected to be added, BofA said.
The use of corporate cards via mobile wallet services
already had been picking up steam in recent years, but the onset of the global
Covid-19 pandemic is widely expected to turbocharge
adoption of the model, given the increased emphasis on contactless payment
methods amid hygiene and safety concerns.