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Apple Pay “coming soon” to Holland via ING bank, specific launch date yet to be announced

For those of you on the other side of the pond, Apple Pay is about to launch in Holland in the near future. Dutch bank ING announced Wednesday its customers in Holland will soon be able to use Apple Pay. It said the facility was “coming soon” in a message posted to its website. Although […]

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Rumor: Apple Pay could launch in Austria today

There tends to be nuggets of truth in almost all rumors. The current rumor is that Apple Pay Australia will launch today, although it’s unknown as to which banks will support it upon launch. The following translated quote was offered by a source close to the story: As a partner Apple could win the Erste […]

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JCPenney discontinues Apple Pay support in stores, via official app

Well, this is sort of awkward. Per its Twitter account, department store giant JCPenney has officially dropped Apple Pay support from its retail stores as well as its app. The company offered the following statement in response to a customer’s inquiry as to the change: JCPenney made the decision to remove Apple Pay for our […]

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Rumor: Apple Watch could gain additional authentication role with macOS 10.15

Your nifty Apple Watch could be used to perform authentication tasks on your Mac come macOS 10.15. A current rumor has it that the next-gen operating system will expand the usage of the wearable to both authenticate users for tasks beyond unlocking the Mac without a password. Since the introduction of macOS Sierra, the Apple […]

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Apple Pay now accepted by Uber Eats

You can now use Apple Pay as a payment option for Uber Eats in almost 20 markets. Uber added Apple Pay to its regular app back in 2014, but Uber Eats has been a holdout until now. It joins other payments options like credit/debit cards, PayPal, and Venmo. Apple Pay will make it easier for […]