Some financial partnerships aren’t made in heaven (even if there’s a promise of an alluring interest rate at the end for the bank underwriting a credit card). According to The Wall Street Journal, Goldman Sachs wants to pull out of its partnership with Apple. Goldman Sachs has historically teamed up with Apple to back the […]
A series of planned improvements to the NFC (Near Field Communications) protocol could offer boosts to Apple Pay’s range and speed. This, along with a proposed change, would enable the Wallet app to get smarter, as the standard will begin supporting multiple actions with a single tap. At present, the NFC protocol functions as a […]
Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone feature will become available at checkout at several high-end U.S. stores later this year. Luxury company LVMH today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone will be available at select Sephora, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Celine, and Dior stores in the U.S. later this year. The feature will […]
While Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the United States, began rolling out support for Apple Pay in April, Walmart continues to resist adopting Apple’s payment platform. The company, in turn, has continued to push its own Walmart Pay platform. Whereas Apple Pay is contactless and requires users to simply tap their iPhone or Apple […]
Apple has debuted its Tap to Pay feature on iPhone in Australia, allowing for secure contactless payments throughout the country. At launch, Westpac and Tyro Payments are the first payment platforms in Australia to provide Tap to Pay on iPhone to their customers. Other payment platforms and applications, such as ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions, Stripe, […]