Apple working on first-party financial services under codename 'Breakout'
Apple is currently developing new technology and infrastructure to bring a wide range of financial services for consumers in-house, reducing its reliance on outside partners.
Apple Pay
Mike Peterson
Apple shuts Russian Apple Pay loophole by cutting off Mir cards
Apple has cut off Russia's Mir card payment system from Apple Pay on Thursday, shutting a loophole that allowed some Russian users to continue using Apple's payment platform.
Malcolm Owen
Apple Pay launches in Argentina and Peru
Users in Peru and Argentina are reporting that Apple Pay is now available in their regions, with support from 11 banks across the two countries.
William Gallagher
Apple Pay unavailable in Russia after U.S. and E.U. imposed-sanctions
Payment services, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, are no longer available to customers of certain sanctions-hit Russian banks.
Amber Neely
Apple has a clear path to $1T in revenue by 2030
Apple could hit a trillion dollars in annual revenue with a continued expansion of its various businesses, according to an NYU professor, with acquisitions and investments in fields such as banking, search, health, and the long-rumored Apple Car able to help edge Apple to the milestone by 2030.
France's Navigo travel card will improve Apple Pay support in 2023
Riders of public transport in Paris will be able to use their iPhone or Apple Watch to handle Navigo ticket purchases without requiring the use of the physical Navigo card.
Stripe launches closed beta program for Tap to Pay on iPhone
Stripe is launching a new closed beta program to test support for Apple's new Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, which the payment company said will launch in the spring.
Apple announces 'Tap to Pay', lets users take payments on iPhone
As recently predicted, Apple is to allow iPhone owners to take Apple Pay and "other contactless payments" simply by using an iOS app.
Apple working on tech to allow iPhones to directly process credit cards
Small businesses may soon be able to accept credit and debit card payments directly through the iPhone's onboard NFC chip without the need for external hardware.
AppleInsider Staff
