PayPal will “hurt” from the launch of Apple Pay on the web, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster... More
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Apple Pay adds 44 US banks
Apple has added a further 44 banks and credit unions to the list of US financial institutions that support Apple Pay... More
Apple Pay leads US mobile payments market
Apple Pay is “overwhelmingly the share leader” in point-of-sale mobile payments across the US despite uptake remaining relatively low, the latest statistics from Piper Jaffray’s Apple Pay adoption tracker show... More
Apple adds 40 US banks to Apple Pay
Apple has added another 40 banks to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US, bringing the total close to 800... More
Apple Pay adds 29 US banks
Apple has added 29 more banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US... More
Apple Pay now supported by 500 US banks
Apple has added 46 banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay supporting financial institutions in the US, taking the total to more than 500... More
Apple Pay adds 18 banks in US
Apple has added a further 18 banks and credit unions to its list of financial institutions in the US supporting Apple Pay, putting the total close to 500... More
HSBC to support Apple Pay in two weeks
HSBC will add support for Apple Pay within the next two weeks, the bank has revealed... More
MCX member Target to support Apple Pay
US discount retail giant Target has become the latest member of retailer-led consortium MCX to reveal its intentions to support Apple Pay, following Best Buy’s announcement that it will roll out support for the NFC mobile payments service this year... More
Apple Store purchases get two-step authentication
The Apple Store app for iOS has been updated with two-step authentication, meaning users will now need to enter both a password and a verification code sent to a trusted device before they can complete a purchase... More
Express rolls out support for Apple Pay
Clothing retailer Express has begun accepting Apple Pay across its stores in the US... More
Trader Joe’s gears up for Apple Pay
US grocery chain Trader Joe’s is reportedly gearing up to begin accepting Apple Pay NFC payments in its stores... More
iPhone 6s to include improved Touch ID
A research note published by KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed a number of changes planned for Apple’s so-called iPhone 6s, expected to be unveiled in September, including an improved Touch ID sensor which “will improve the Apple Pay experience with faster, more secure readings,” Apple Insider reports... More
Apple Pay now live at more than 240 banks
Apple has added a further 24 financial institutions to its list of participating banks and credit unions, taking the total number of card issuers it works with to more than 240... More
“iPad Pro” to include NFC?
Apple is rumoured to be working on a larger iPad which will include NFC, potentially turning the tablet into an Apple Pay POS terminal... More
iWatch to sell at US$300?
Apple will sell 21million units of its much anticipated iWatch in fiscal year 2015, at a cost of US$300 per unit, according to a research note by UBS analyst Steven Milunovich, AppleInsider reports... More
Apple iWatch to ship with NFC this year?
Apple will enter the wearable devices market “this fall” with an iWatch that includes a secure element, NFC communications capabilities and support for biometrics, according to a new research note by Taiwan-based KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo... More
New images add to iPhone NFC speculation
Images that purport to show the front assembly of the iPhone 5 have led to renewed speculation that the new Apple device, expected to be announced on 12 September, will include NFC... More