Is wallet extension an mandatory implementation for Apple Pay and Add to wallet?

I am working on a banking application (includes iPhone and iPad) which includes add to wallet feature.

During the implementation I saw one document it is mentioned that for iPad app, the app must be extended to support Apple pay functionality.

Details from document says "Card Issuers with an iOS mobile banking app must support Card Issuer iOS Wallet extension functionality to enable Card issuer mobile app customers to provision new cards directly from the iOS Wallet app with all eligible Apple iOS devices. If the Card Issuer has a dedicated iPad App, that App must be extended to support Apple Pay functionality. "

  1. Is wallet extension implementation required for Apple pay to work in iPhone and iPad?
  2. Is wallet extension a mandatory implementation for Add to Apple Wallet feature to work and approved by Apple?

I am little confused in this.

Anyone who integrated Apple pay or done add to Apple Wallet feature recently without wallet extension faced any rejection? Any help would be much appreciated.

I am in the same situation. Im following the "Getting started with Apple Pay" guide but I can't make the "From apps on your iPhone" option appears on Apple Wallet. You did it?

@anandhurnair : Have you figured out that extension is mandatory or not ?

I am on the same issue here, did anyone find an A to Z guide on how to implement this ?

Is wallet extension an mandatory implementation for Apple Pay and Add to wallet?
 
 
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