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Apple, other tech firms pen open letter to Trump administration voicing opposition to immigration ban

On Wednesday night, a story broke that the heads of several major technology firms, including Apple, were prepping an open letter to United States President Donald Trump as a means to voice opposition to the immigration executive order that he signed last Friday. On Thursday, a draft of the full letter was shared online. The […]

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Facebook Messenger begins incorporating payment tools into chatbot windows, releases beta of new feature to developers

Facebook chat moved into the financial sphere today. The company’s messenger bots can now accept payments natively without sending users to an external website, Facebook’s head of Messenger David Marcus announced today onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. The web site uses stored credit card into to instantly make purchases that are part of the […]

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Apple Pay arrives in Hong Kong with support for American Express, MasterCard and Visa cards

Apple Pay has just rolled out in Hong Kong in a big way. The service, which has gone online, is supported with Visa, MasterCard, and American Express cards issued by Bank of China, DBS Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Hang Seng Bank. Additionally, cards issued directly by American Express are also supported. In the future, […]

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Apple Pay comes to Switzerland, Visa and MasterCard bank cards now supported

Apple Pay has made its way to Switzerland. This marks the second European launch after the United Kingdom and iPhone users in Switzerland can now set up their Visa and MasterCard bank cards in Apple Wallet to start using contactless payments at merchants as of today. Apple Pay requires an iPhone with integrated NFC chip […]

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Apple Pay to host Discover payments beginning this fall

This fall, you will be able to use Apple Pay for your Discover card transactions. Just try not to carry a balance. Discover announced on Monday that it will enable Apple Pay support for credit and debit cardholders at eligible financial institutions in the United States this fall. Discover will also support in-app purchases made […]