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JCPenney’s apparently testing Apple Pay, should incorporate support for 2016

You should be able to use Apple Pay at JCPenney’s sometime in 2016. The retailer has apparently begun testing Apple Pay support for its store cards, with plans for an official introduction sometime in the spring of next year according to a shopper’s anecdote indicated on Monday. The shopper recently tried to add his JCPenney […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to bring Apple Pay to Chinese marketplace in 2016

It looks like Apple Pay could be in China as early as next year. Back in September, Apple created a company in the Shanghai free-trade zone, hinting at its plans to launch Apple Pay in the country. It’s since been reported that Apple plans to launch Apple Pay in China by February. Apple has reportedly […]

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Square launches NFC reader compatible with Apple Pay for small businesses

This could come in handy. Mobile payments company Square today announced the launch of its new NFC reader within 100 small businesses around the country, letting stores who previously were unable to accept Apple Pay due to the lack of a required contactless reader, to begin supporting the service. The reader will act like all […]

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Apple Pay launched in Australia through American Express partnership

Apple Pay has just launched in Australia. In a somewhat limited capacity, but it’s launched. On Thursday, Apple, partnering with American Express, launched Apple Pay in Australia. At present, no co-branded cards are currently supported, and only stores equipped for AmEx wireless payments are accepting transactions. This does include major chains though, among them Coles, […]

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95 banks, credit unions, including H&R Block, added to Apple Pay list

Apple on Tuesday added yet more banks and credit unions to its list of Apple Pay issuers, bringing the grand total to over 740. Among these was tax preparer H&R Block, which offers the prepaid Emerald debit card. Acme Federal Credit Union Alpine Bank Alpine Credit Union Altier Credit Union American 1 Credit Union American […]