Apple Pay news and trends

New Apple Intelligence Tools Aim at eCommerce
artificial intelligence // October 28, 2024

Apple’s launch of its artificial intelligence features on Monday (Oct. 28) marks more than just an upgrade to Siri. Industry experts say it could reshape how we shop online and in stores while challenging the notion that the tech giant has fallen behind in the...

Thredd’s McCarthy Voices Concern About Embedded Finance ‘Moving Backwards’
Payments Innovation // October 25, 2024

There’s no shortage of analysis of the various use cases where payments, credit and other offerings can be delivered outside the realm of traditional financial services. But maybe what’s needed is more conversation about how it all needs to be delivered — and what gets...

Apple Pay’s 10-Year Journey and Its Next Decade of Decisions
Apple Pay // October 22, 2024

PYMNTS Intelligence published its annual report on the usage and adoption of Apple Pay yesterday (October 21). That report marked the ten-year milestone of Apple Pay’s launch, which was the mobile wallet shot heard round the world. Apple Pay wasn’t the world’s first digital wallet...

Klarna Now Available on Apple Pay in US and UK
Buy Now Pay Later // October 17, 2024

Klarna’s flexible payment options are now available to eligible Apple Pay users in the United States and the United Kingdom. Options include pay later in three or four installments, as well as financing for higher-ticket items, and they are available to users checking out on...

Interviews & Exclusives
Thredd’s McCarthy Voices Concern About Embedded Finance ‘Moving Backwards’

October 25, 2024
There’s no shortage of analysis of the various use cases where payments, credit and other offerings can be delivered outside the realm of traditional financial services. But maybe what’s needed is more conversation about how it all needs to be delivered — and what gets in the way of the consumer’s experience. Thredd CEO Jim […]

Google Brings Value-Added Services to Its Digital Wallet

August 14, 2024
Digital wallets are transforming payments and commerce. In today’s operational landscape, where convenience reigns supreme and value-added services drive customer stickiness, the financial services industry faces new challenges and opportunities...

Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe

July 12, 2024
For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge...

Apple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments

June 11, 2024
The first few days of Apple’s annual developer conference, stretching from Monday (June 10) to Friday (June 14), may seemingly be all about artificial intelligence. But a set of announcements...

Quick Reads
Visa Unveils New Push-to-Wallet Virtual Card Solutions

October 29, 2024
Visa says it is expanding its push-to-wallet capabilities to cover virtual card use. As the payments giant said in a news release Tuesday (Oct. 29), this lets users push virtual cards to mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay with the ability to set spending limits and monitor transactions for fraud and unauthorized expenditures. “Visa is […]

Klarna Now Available on Apple Pay in US and UK

October 17, 2024
Klarna’s flexible payment options are now available to eligible Apple Pay users in the United States and the United Kingdom. Options include pay later in three or four installments, as...

Monzo Lets Flex Users Make BNPL Payments via Apple Pay

September 17, 2024
Monzo has begun letting its card customers access Apple’s monthly installment payments offering. The U.K. digital lender announced Tuesday (Sept. 17) that it is launching a credit card feature that lets customers choose monthly payments...

Affirm Opens BNPL Offering to Apple Pay Users

September 16, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) network Affirm is now available for Apple Pay users. The integration, announced Monday (Sept. 16), lets Apple Pay users in the U.S. pay for purchases...