(Telecompaper) The Apple Pay mobile payment system will be available in China from 18 February for customers of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, according to social media posts by the bank's representatives. Apple previously said the system would launch in China in early 2016, making it Apple Pay's fifth country. ICBC is China's biggest lender by assets. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on ICBC's posts, Reuters reports, but Apple's China website lists 19 Chinese lenders as official Apple Pay partners.