Tagged: apple

May 26, 2025 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, a digital wallet provider, announced the launch of Curve Pay on iOS, marking a watershed moment in mobile payments. Curve Pay becomes the first payment solution to leverage the accessible iPhone NFC interface after Apple’s “acceptance of the European Commission’s ruling on competition concerns,… Read More

May 16, 2025 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) digital wallet product, was reportedly offline for some users. According to Downdetector, Apple Pay experienced an outage from around 11 AM to 2 PM ET. This apparently impacted purchases and funds transfers. Comments appear to indicate that no specific region was… Read More

May 4, 2025 @ 7:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly updated its App Store guidelines, loosening restrictions on iOS apps that facilitate crypto and NFT transactions. This change comes in response to a U.S. District Court ruling in the ongoing antitrust case brought by Epic Games, marking a pivotal moment for digital… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclosures show that major cryptocurrency companies and their executives poured significant funds into US President Donald Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund after his 2024 election win. Released on April 20 by the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, these filings underscore the crypto… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 1:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the small business platform, has launched Tap To Pay on iPhone, enabling Xero customers in Australia with a Stripe account to accept in-person contactless payments with their iPhone and the Xero Accounting app — “no additional hardware or payment terminal needed.” Tap to Pay… Read More

April 6, 2025 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Schroders Capital’s Infrastructure team in Asia announces the first close of a China renewable energy strategy following a $100 million anchor investment commitment from Apple. The actively-managed strategy targets renewable infrastructure investments in late-stage development and construction wind and solar assets “across China, aiming to… Read More

April 1, 2025 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the partner powering the Apple Card, has wanted to exit its relationship with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for quite some time now. Several years back, Goldman had big aspirations to utilize technology and leverage in-house expertise to power the future of mass financial services…. Read More

February 24, 2025 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The Apple Card has arguably been a success for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Available as both a physical and digital card, the card seamlessly integrates into the Apple Digital Wallet providing cash back on all charges along with additional user friendly services like advanced security features and… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct  Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) have published a statement on the rise and usage of digital wallets. The two regulators note that the use of digital wallets has grown in recent years, with card transactions using a digital wallet… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has penalized both Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) for apparent transgressions in regard to the popular Apple Card. Apple announced its bespoke credit in partnership with Goldman in 2019. The digital/physical offering grew quickly due to its consumer-friendly… Read More

October 23, 2024 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital banking platform CaixaBank consolidates its position in mobile banking and partners with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to enhance customer experience. CaixaBank closed the first months of the year with 4.4 million customers with cards linked to mobile devices, figures that are “on the rise,” with… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has issued a statement in recognition of ten years of Apple Pay. In many respects Apple is one of the largest Fintechs in the world due to its global reach and ubiquitous nature of its products – most importantly the iPhone. Apple  reported… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has unveiled “Apple from Klarna”, a storefront in the Klarna app and Klarna.com where customers are reportedly able to purchase Apple products via its flexible payment options. An official Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reseller, Klarna also introduces a… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports have claimed that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been talking to JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), the largest bank in the US, to step in and takeover the popular Apple Card from current partner Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). Apple partnered with Goldman to launch the Apple Card, which… Read More

September 13, 2024 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Not so long ago, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) had huge ambitions in the consumer finance space enabled by Fintech. The theory expected that Goldman could lever its deep expertise in financial services to serve the masses by creating a tech stack to power consumer financial transactions…. Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) claims it has ushered in a “new era” for customers, making it easier and more rewarding than ever to shop and pay with PayPal anywhere, anytime – both in stores and online. In addition, customers can now add their PayPal Debit Card… Read More

August 16, 2024 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the announcement that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will open up its NFC ecosystem to outside payments providers, UK Fintech Curve has announced its intent to join the giant tech firm’s platform. Curve CEO and founder Shachar Bialick has issued the following statement: “We welcome Apple’s latest announcement,… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 2:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

As Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will soon open payments on their iPhone to third parties, stablecoin issuer Circle says it will soon compete with other traditional payment providers. According to Apple, in-app, NFC transactions will be opened to developers with the release of iOS 18.1. “APIs, developers… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Some business professionals tend to have an aggressive approach to their competition. However, Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) CEO Max Levchin claims that he has somewhat of a more balanced approach. In statements shared with Yahoo Finance, Levchin explains: “I think one lesson I learned over the… Read More

June 18, 2024 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit Card from Bybit, a global crypto exchange that has been the target of regulators in various jurisdictions, says it now brings its customers Apple Pay, a safer, more secure, and private way to pay “at checkout when using the Bybit app or website to… Read More