Discover CEO David Nelms declared late Tuesday (Oct. 21) that his brand–the largest of the card brands to not join Apple Pay–will indeed soon be an Apple Pay partner. “I would say that we certainly do expect to be participating in Apple Pay. We don’t...
Apple Pay’s decision to use tokens has some fringe benefits beyond allowing retailers to get money without storing payment credentials. Like many token efforts, because Apple Pay is not storing the payment credentials, the Wall Street Journal points out, it can avoid a lot of...
Jumio, a company that tried to make mobile payment easier by using the phone’s camera to sidestep manual data entry, on Tuesday (Oct. 21) introduced Bam Checkout, which the company is hoping will counter Apple Pay, according to TechCrunch. The new twist is allowing users...
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played down the innovativeness of Apple Tuesday (Oct. 21), saying that Apple Pay was “obvious.” “It was inevitable and everybody has seen this coming for years,” Ballmer said during an interview with CBS News, referring to mobile payments in general....
International iPhone users may have been a little bummed about the fact that since Monday, Apple Pay was officially rolled out only in the United States. Well according to Whirlpool forums, international users have found a loophole and can to utilize the service. It’s been...
Apple’s fourth-quarter earnings came in just hours after Apple Pay launched Monday (Oct. 20), with Apple delivering several record-breaking revenue, sales and profit numbers. Those numerical victories come from strong sales of the iPhone6 and 6 Plus, which are enduring huge backlogs. Apple produced its...
With the official rollout of Apple Pay, all Wells Fargo customers now hold the ability to utilize the platform with ease and most importantly, security. Wells Fargo Debit and Credit Card holders, as well as small business debit cardholders will have the ability to conveniently...
As of yesterday, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users with American Express and Visa cards issued by Capital One, Bank of America, Chase, Citi Bank and Wells Fargo will be able to utilize Apple Pay. According to American Express and Visa, current cardholders who already...
Two Major League Baseball stadiums will be accepting Apple Pay and will do so just in time for the World Series Tuesday (Oct. 21). “MLB Advanced Media, the digital media company of Major League Baseball, announced that MasterCard is bringing contactless acceptance to ballpark food...
