Rumors of 'Apple Pay Later' service cause rivals' shares to drop
Rivals to Apple's as yet only rumored pay-later credit addition to Apple Pay have seen their shares drop dramatically.
Rivals to Apple's as yet only rumored pay-later credit addition to Apple Pay have seen their shares drop dramatically.
Apple is allegedly working with Goldman Sachs to provide enhanced installment payment plans to its customers without using Apple Card, in a service internally known as "Apple Pay Later."
Amid a dip in the Chinese smartphone market, Goldman Sachs says that current iPhone shipments in China are 12% lower than the iPhone X series, bucking talk of a super cycle.
After a year of sub-$100 predictions for Apple stock, Goldman Sachs' Rod Hall has upped his 12-month price target to $130 from $83 after Apple posted another profound earnings beat for the second quarter.
Analysts are weighing in on the latest smartphone shipment data out of China, which suggests solid demand for iPhone models but casts doubt on a "super cycle."
Goldman Sachs believes that a slowdown in App Store growth and the possibility of an end to Apple TV+ free trials presents "significant downside risk" to Apple's investors looking ahead to 2022.
Goldman Sachs did not break any fair lending laws, an investigation into discriminatory allegations against the Apple Card underwriter reveals, but a regulator adds those same rules need to be strengthened and modernized.
Goldman Sachs believes that an "Apple Car" makes sense as a services-supporting hardware platform, but notes that the high costs of releasing a car could mean a limited impact for investors.
Apple Mac revenues rose 50% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2020 as global PC unit shipments increased 18%, driven largely by continued work-from-home and remote learning trends.
Apple iPhone shipments in China are up in November, but remain flat year-over-year for the quarter, according to research by Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs is taking a more cautious view of iPhone revenue in 2021, citing a downward trending average selling price despite "solid" iPhone 12 unit demand so far.
Apple on Friday said it fixed an apparent backend Apple Card issue that caused certain AT&T charges to show up as billings from "Waters, Hardy & Co.," though the small Texas tax firm continues to see a deluge of calls from confused customers.
Apple has, once again, extended its COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program for Apple Card for another month, with customers able to defer their payments due in August without any penalty.
Owners of Apple Card are reporting Apple is finally expanding the number of credit reference agencies it will report to, with claims the Apple-branded credit card is starting to appear on credit reports generated by Experian.
Apple on Thursday launched a new online portal for the Apple Card, letting users manage their cards through a browser.
Hoping to ease any coronavirus-related burden on its customers, Apple is allowing Apple Card cardholders the ability to defer their July payments, penalty-free.
Apple has launched a new Apple Card program aimed at helping people who have had their applications declined improve their chances at success when reapplying.
Apple will now share more anonymized data with its financial partner, Goldman Sachs, in hopes of changing how credit is offered to new customers.
In a market research note released Tuesday, Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall cut near-term earnings estimates for Apple as the company braces for fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon claims the investment bank is happy with both its long-term relationship with Apple that started with the very first overnight bond issued when Steve Jobs returned to the company, all the way up to the current performance of Apple Card.
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