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Apple Pay launches in the UK

As of today, Apple Pay has officially come to the United Kingdom and are available for use in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Apple Pay works at participating retail stores and within apps that accept it. Because it requires NFC, it is only available for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users, and Apple Watch […]

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Apple Pay arrives at 23 additional U.S. banks, credit unions

Apple Pay was just picked up by another 23 U.S. banks and credit unions. Here we go: – American Chartered Bank – Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union – Bellco Credit Union – EFCU Financial – First Federal – First National Bank

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Apple to replace iOS app Passbook with Wallet, fold functionality into Apple Pay

Apple Pay will be incorporated into Passbook and become Wallet. During the WWDC keynote, Apple announced that its upcoming Wallet app will replace Passbook, but function in the same way: You’ll still store your concert tickets in Wallet alongside your Apple Pay card information. The program will also store reward cards for stores like Kohl’s […]

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Apple announces watchOS 2, new features such as video playback, more accessible development environment

Apple pulled the curtain back on watchOS 2, its upcoming operating system for the Apple Watch, on Monday. The new version, which will be available in the fall, is said to feature added support for native third-party apps, on-screen video playback, and a collection of many new features for both users and developers. The upcoming […]

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Rumor: Apple to launch Apple Pay rewards/incentive program in June

Because commerce is nothing without rewards and incentive programs. Rumor has it that Apple is set to announce a rewards program next month that will give perks to customers using Apple Pay, a feature that could escalate the stakes in what appears to be a coming battle with Google’s competing Android Pay service. Sources have […]