Apple simplifies business purchase process with new Wallet pass
Apple has rolled out a new feature for those shopping on behalf of a business, speeding up the checkout process with a new pass integrated into the Wallet app on the iPhone.
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Andrew O'Hara
Apple Pay is online, too: Apple Store, others apps accept Touch ID for authorizing purchases
The official Apple Store application was updated on Monday with support for one-touch checkout using Apple Pay and Touch ID, marking the start of the online purchasing capabilities of Apple's new digital wallet service.
Neil Hughes
First look: Using Passbook at an Apple Store to buy iTunes & App Store credit
Apple on Thursday began offering customers in the U.S. and elsewhere the ability to replenish their iTunes Store credit through its Passbook digital wallet application for iPhone when visiting an Apple Store. AppleInsider offers a first look at how it works.
AppleInsider Staff
Apple rolls out iTunes Pass to US and Australian customers [u]
After rolling out the service in a pilot test last week, Apple late Wednesday made iTunes Pass available at Apple Stores across the U.S. and Australia, allowing customers to recharge their iTunes account balance in-store via a Passbook card.
Apple rolls out 'iTunes Pass' for Passbook in Japan, lets customers reload funds at any Apple Store
Apple on Tuesday unveiled iTunes Pass, a new Passbook-based service that allows customers to refill their iTunes account by purchasing credit in brick-and-mortar Apple Stores.
Microsoft taps into Apple's Passbook, adds support in Windows Phone 8.1 [u]
With Apple's Passbook quickly becoming the de facto way for developers to create digital tickets, store cards and passes, Microsoft capitalized on ways to strip the data from .pkpass files and recompile them on handsets running Windows Phone 8.1.
Sam Oliver
Simple, Jumio showcase new mobile payment systems for Apple's iPhone
The iPhone gained two innovative mobile payment systems Thursday as virtual banking service Simple teased their new Bluetooth-enabled cash transfer system 'MoneyDrop' while credential management startup Jumio showed off Passbook-based PORT.
Shane Cole
Briefly: British Airways, Subway UK apps add support for Apple's Passbook
Apple's Passbook gained compatibility with two major apps on Tuesday as British Airways updated its boarding pass and travel title to support the coupon and pass management service, while Subway added integration for customers in the UK.
Mobile payments growing, no thanks to NFC or Google Wallet
Mobile payment transactions are on pace to hit $235.4 billion in 2013, though mostly through money transfers, as NFC payments and services like Google Wallet have failed to gain much traction.
Kevin Bostic
