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MCX merchants restricted to CurrentC payment system, using Apple Pay incurs fines

Partners of the Merchant Customer Exchange consortium, which include retail giants Walmart, CVS, The Gap and more, are contractually obliged to use the upcoming CurrentC mobile payments solution, a forthcoming competitor to Apple Pay, one report says.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 163

Apple's Greg Joswiak blames iOS 8.0.1 issues on software distribution

In a rare interview on Tuesday, Apple VP of iPhone, iPod, and iOS Product marketing Greg "Joz" Joswiak mostly toed the company line, but did reveal that issues with last month's iOS 8.0.1 rollout were caused by software distribution issues.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 60

Apple's Tim Cook to talk Apple Pay integration with Alibaba's Jack Ma

In back-to-back interviews at the Wall Street Journal's tech conference on Monday, Apple's Tim Cook and Alibaba's Jack Ma both expressed interest in discussing a partnership that could see the two companies integrate their respective Apple Pay and Alipay payment systems.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 6

Walmart says MCX has consumers' 'best interests in mind' by not accepting Apple Pay

After members of the Merchant Customer Exchange pulled support for Apple Pay mobile payments this past weekend, specifically Rite Aid and CVS, a major partner in the consortium has offered its take on why Apple's solution is not being implemented.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 104

Wells Fargo gives credit card holders $20 to try out Apple Pay

A new incentive program launched by Wells Fargo on Monday has the bank giving a $20 statement credit to all customers who register their credit card with Apple Pay and make a subsequent purchase.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 41

Apple downplays MCX's Apple Pay embargo, cites 'enthusiastic' response from supporting retailers and customers

Apple on Monday issued a statement touching on recent events that saw Apple Pay embargoed by MCX members Rite Aid and CVS, saying the mobile payment rollout has been largely successful and continues to gather steam as additional retailers pledge support.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 85

Apple seeks partners to enable NFC-based transit payments & building access for iPhone 6 & Watch

Though the near-field communications chip in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is currently exclusively for Apple Pay, the wireless functionality may be expanded to new uses such as replacing a public transit card or a secure building access keycard.

Neil Hughes 11 years ago 34

In-depth review: Apple's iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3

Apple's latest iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 incorporate Touch ID and support for Apple Pay within apps, with the same 10 hour battery life of previous models. The full size iPad Air 2 is also now 18 percent slimmer with an improved, antireflective display and gains a faster A8X chip, faster 802.11ac Wi-Fi and LTE wireless, a barometer, and a significantly improved iSight camera.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 80

CVS joins Rite Aid in blocking Apple Pay in "CurrentC" plan to collect more customer data

Two major U.S. drugstores have turned off their NFC payment terminals to stop Apple Pay transactions in an effort to make their own "CurrentC" app-based payment system—which is designed to collect and track information on their customers—the only option, even though it's not actually finished yet.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 501

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