The list of banks and retail stores that support Apple Pay is growing.
According to The New York Times, "dozens" more companies have signed up to support Apple's new mobile payment system. That includes banks like SunTrust, Barclaycard, USAA, TD Bank North America, and Commerce Bank, and retail stores like Staples, Winn-Dixie, and Albertsons.
Another new addition: the Amway Center, home of the Orlando Magic basketball team, which will accept Apple Pay at its food and beverage stands during games. Alex Martins, chief executive of the Orlando Magic, said he's hoping Apple Pay will help speed up lines at the game.
"One of the biggest pieces of feedback we get from our fans is that the food and beverage lines are too long," Martins told the Times. "It keeps them from going to the concession stand because they don't want to miss the action. Technologies like Apple Pay will speed up our service."
With these new additions, Apple now supports the cards that represent roughly 90 percent of credit card purchases in the U.S., Cupertino told the Times.
Amidst the growing popularity of Apple Pay, rumor has it that Samsung is working on a mobile payment system of its own. The Korean tech giant is reportedly in talks with payments startup LoopPay about a technology that would let Samsung smartphone owners pay for items with a simple wave of their device. The technology is slated to make its debut in 2015, and may work at many more locations than Apple Pay since likely it wouldn't require stores to upgrade their hardware.
Meanwhile, Apple's success in the U.S. was tempered this week by some challenges in Russia. The Cupertino tech giant halted online sales of its products in the country over "extreme" ruble fluctuations, according to a report from Bloomberg.
For more, see How to Use Apple Pay and the video below.