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Apple CEO Tim Cook cites over one million Apple Pay subscriptions in first 72 hours

Apple may have gotten a pretty quick leg up in the NFC market. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a recent interview today, stated that Apple Pay received more than one million registrations within the first 72 hours. “The early ramp [of Apple Pay] looks fantastic,” Cook said in […]

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Apple to release iOS 8.1, launch Apple Pay today

It’s October 20th. It’s also the day iOS 8.1 is released to millions upon millions of iOS device users. Per The Mac Observer, Apple will be releasing iOS 8.1 later today. The update, which could be fairly large and take some time to download using an over-the-air update or iTunes, will also include the much-anticipated […]

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Rumor: Apple Pay to premiere with iOS 8.1 rollout later this month

The rumor mill has it that iOS 8.1 will include the first incarnations of Apple’s anticipated Apple Pay feature come October 20th. Per the coolest of cats at The Mac Observer and BankInnovation, Apple will reportedly release iOS 8.1 on October 20, and the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch operating system update will include Apple […]

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Apple negotiates 15 cents per $100 spent on Apple Pay transactions

Apple’s apparently got some admirable leverage where its transaction negotiations are concerned. Per the mighty Financial Times, Apple will be garnering 15 cents on every US$100 purchase, more than Google managed for its Google Wallet initiative. Sources familiar with Apple’s banking and credit card arrangements have stated that Apple will get a 0.15 percent cut […]

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ApplePay wireless payment system introduced, detailed at media event

You’ve been hankering for Apple to incorporate a near-field communication payment system in its devices. And it’s on its way. Per The Mac Observer, Apple announced ApplePay, its mobile payment system, during its media Tuesday. The system requires the just announced iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, both of which include NFC support. ApplePay and […]