Latest Apple Pay News

Square adds Lightning connector to free credit card reader

Square has updated their free magstripe card reader with a Lightning connector to finally work on the latest iPhone's without using an adapter. Now both a Lightning and 3.5mm audio jack version are available to merchants.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 15

Apple launches Apple Pay donations, Apple Watch challenge to support US national parks

Apple on Thursday announced a pair of initiatives themed around support for the U.S. national park system, above all a pledge to donate some of the proceeds of Apple Pay transactions to the National Park Foundation.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Costco rolls out Apple Pay support at all US locations

Costco recently completed a months-long nationwide rollout of Apple Pay, and as of Aug. 10, 750 of the company's big box stores support Apple's mobile payment platform at checkout.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 28

Analyst estimates Apple Pay used by 253M people worldwide, 31 percent of iPhone install base

Analyst Gene Munster sees Apple Pay as an increasingly important part of Apple's services category, which has enjoyed record-breaking growth over the past few quarters, estimating the payment solution now has 253 million users worldwide.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 8

Apple focuses on ease of use in "Just text them the money" Apple Pay ad

Apple on Tuesday uploaded a new Apple Pay-centric ad to its official YouTube channel, showing a conversation between two people squabbling over who gets to pay for dinner.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 9

Consumer Reports crowns Apple Pay Cash best P2P payments service

Consumer Reports compared five different platforms in the publication's first evaluation of mobile person-to-person payment systems, with Apple Pay Cash emerging the victor over segment rivals including Venmo and Square.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 29

Apple Pay to arrive in Germany, CVS and 7-11 later this year

During Apple's quarterly conference call for the third quarter of 2018, CEO Tim Cook made two announcements regarding Apple Pay's planned expansion for the year.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 30

Apple Pay may account for half of mobile wallet users by 2020

In two years from now as many as 225 million people may be using Apple Pay on mobile devices, according to research estimates published on Monday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 18

Save up to 20% at Hotels.com, Fandango, StubHub, Groupon and more with Apple Pay

Apple Pay users can save up to 20% this week at popular establishments, including Hotels.com, Fandango, StubHub, Groupon, houzz and more during Apple's Summertime Savings with Apple Pay event.

Christine McKee 7 years ago 0

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