Latest Apple Pay News

I/O 2016: Android Pay coming to ATMs & mobile Chrome users

Widening the battleground with Apple Pay, Google on Wednesday announced that Android Pay will soon be usable at some ATMs, as well as by mobile Chrome users.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 13

Fitbit buys Coin assets, makes plans to enter same mobile payment space as Apple Pay

Fitbit on Wednesday announced the purchase of Coin's wearable payments assets, a takeover which should put Fitbit on a path to launching its own mobile payments technology sometime in 2017, and hence competing even more closely with Apple.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

ANZ's Apple Pay exclusivity drives credit card applications, other Australian banks take notice

Australian bank ANZ earlier this month observed a 20 percent spike in online credit card and deposit account applications after announcing support for Apple Pay, results that have prompted holdouts to rethink their position on Apple's payments service.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 12

MCX hits pause on Apple Pay competitor CurrentC, fires 30 workers

The Merchant Consumer Exchange consortium, which previously enjoyed support from major retailers like Walmart, CVS, The Gap and more, has postponed plans to take its CurrentC mobile payments product nationwide.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 30

Resisting Apple Pay, Walmart pushes its own e-wallet to over 500 retail stores

Rather than accept Apple Pay, mega-retailer Walmart is instead pushing forward with its own mobile payment service, dubbed Walmart Pay, which has launched at its stores across Texas and Arkansas.

Jan Manon 10 years ago 47

RBC, CIBC & other Canadian banks launch support for Apple Pay

Several Canadian banks launched support for Apple Pay on Tuesday, finally opening up the payment platform in the country beyond the limited number of American Express card holders.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 33

Kohl's becomes first Apple Pay retailer to link rewards, store cards in one transaction

Department store chain Kohl's on Wednesday announced that Apple Pay users can now pay with a Kohl's Charge card and earn Yes2You Rewards points at the same, making it the first Apple Pay retailer to combine store card payments and rewards in a single-tap transaction.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 17

Apple Pay picks up over 20 more US banks including Texas' Moody National

Apple on Tuesday updated the roster of U.S. banks supporting Apple Pay with 26 new entries, such as Moody National Bank, one of the biggest headquartered in Texas with branches in Houston, Galveston, and Austin.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 6

Apple Pay gets support for prepaid cards with Boon - only in the UK

If you're an iPhone owner in the UK and your bank has yet to climb aboard the Apple Pay train — or you don't have a compatible credit or debit card — you now have a new prepaid option thanks to the UK launch of Wirecard's Boon mobile payment app with Apple Pay.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 6

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