[1] According to Infosys, Australia is more prepared for Apple Pay than the US.
[2] This is because all payments terminals in Australia are already accepting EMV chip and PIN-based cards, as Consulting and systems integration managing partner, Robert Liong concurs.
[3] Apple Pay is known to be the first implementation of EMV’s tokenization specification globally, and Australians are urged to support the system.
[Source] http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/560677/australia-well-prepared-apple-pay-infosys/