Apple Pay's secret weapon: stores and brands

By Chris Burns/Sept. 9, 2014 1:03 pm EST

If the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus' secret weapon is Apple Pay, then Apple Pay's secret weapon is McDonalds, Nike, Subway, and Disney. These are amongst the many top-level stores Apple has made deals with for Apple Pay right out the gate.

Apple Pay will be a mobile payments solution for your iPhone 6 working with your iTunes account. You can also add credit cards with great ease. You'll be able to take your Apple Pay account on your iPhone 6 to the following stores:

• Sephora

• Macy's

• Panera Bread

• Sephora

• Walgreens

• Whole Foods

• McDonalds

• PetCo

• Disney Store

• Nike Store

• Apple Store

• Staples

• Babies R Us

• Toys R Us

• Subway

Online you'll also be able to work with the following. It's not yet known if these portals also indicate in-store payment availability.

• Starbucks

• Instacart

• Disney Store

• MLB

• OpenTable

• Target

• Panera Bread

• Apple Store

• UBER

• Groupon

• Staples

• Tickets dot com

Stay tuned as we continue to check in to Apple Pay and the iPhone 6 through the future. Today we'll have hands-on, up close looks, and more!