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Some Russian bank cards no longer functioning with Apple Pay and Google Pay following economic sanctions

Following Western sanctions on Russia’s financial institutions in response to last week’s invasion of Ukraine, customers from several of Russia’s largest banks have discovered they can no longer use their debit and credit cards in conjunction with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Among the affected organizations include VTB Group, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, and Otkritie FC […]

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Apple Pay expands to Costa Rica, Colombia, and Azerbaijan

Starting on Monday, Apple Pay has expanded to Costa Rica, Colombia, and Azerbaijan. In Costa Rica, at least Banco Promerica, BAC Credomatic, and BCR are supporting credit cards through Apple Pay. All these bank apps have been updated over the past few days to bring support to the Apple Wallet. For Colombia, Bancolombia has begun […]

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Hints emerge of Apple Pay potentially being launched in Mexico in the near future

If you’re planning on heading south of the border at any juncture, you might like this. A new page on Apple’s Mexico web site offers Apple Pay details, suggesting that the country may be about to receive the payment system. While neither Apple nor any Mexican financial institutions have announced the addition of Apple Pay, […]

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Apple updates COVID-19 screening app, website, adds anonymous symptom tracking

Apple has recently updated its COVID-19 app and website as of Thursday. The new changes allow users to anonymously share any potential symptoms they may have. Other collected data includes the following: Age Number of existing health conditions Potential exposure risks Apple is currently developing the tool in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control […]

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Apple releases support document explaining why some Apple Card applications may be denied

Apple last week announced out an Apple Card preview period, and has since rolled out Apple Card availability to an assortment of iPhone users ahead of the official launch. While a number of customers, including those with credit scores in the 600s have been approved, there are still reasons as to why some users might […]