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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 […]

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American Express states that Apple Pay will launch in Canada on Tuesday, November 17th

For those of you to the north, Apple Pay will launch in Canada starting tomorrow. Apple Pay is expected to expand to its third market this week, launching in Canada this Tuesday, November 17th. As previously announced, Apple Pay will be launching through an exclusive partnership with American Express, initially limiting the reach of Apple’s […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to create person-to-person payment functionality with Apple Pay

Apple could be moving Apple Pay into the person-to-person payments market. The current word on the ground is that Apple has spoken with J.P. Morgan Chase, Capital One, Wells Fargo, and U.S. Bancorp about the system. It’s not clear how far those talks have progressed, and many technical details remain unsettled.

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Walgreens becomes first retailer to merge Apple Pay with rewards card systems

You may love or hate Walgreens, but they’re now the first to offer a rewards program via Apple Pay. Walgreens announced on Thursday that the pharmacy chain has begun running its rewards program via Apple Pay. The company has long supported this through QR codes, but can now do this through NFC thanks to features […]

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Chase announces Chase Pay payment system, will be modeled off MCX’s CurrentC method

There’s always money to be made in the payment service industry. A new report has announced that Chase Chase CEO of Consumer and Community Banking, Gordon Smith, who announced “Chase Pay” at the Money20/20 payments conference in Las Vegas. The Chase Pay service will work via QR code instead of over NFC, allowing customers to […]