Tagged: apple

June 17, 2024 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a report, Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) product will shut down later this year. Apple Pay Later was expected to be the first digital loan-type service offered by the tech firm, but it appears that Apple is pulling back on the Fintech lending. According to 9to5… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander recently announced that Zinia, its digital consumer finance platform, will become the new consumer finance provider for Apple in Germany. Zinia will aim to offer customers purchasing Apple products “both in Apple stores and online at apple.de the option to defer payments by splitting… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 1:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest Fintech in the world, announced a series of software enhancements that were heavy on artificial intelligence (AI). While much of the presentation during the keynote at WWDC, the company’s annual developers conference, focused on improvements to the OS and the… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Philippines has announced that it wants Google and Apple app stores to remove the Binance app. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Southeast Asian country is reportedly working with tech giants Google and Apple for… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

After a series of increases in the past few months, Apple Savings (NASDAQ:AAPL) will lower the interest rate paid to account users. The news was first revealed by MacRumors and a reader who tipped off the publication. Reportedly, Apple will be dropping is APY from… Read More

March 15, 2024 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform Stripe is now incorporating Apple Pay Later, a buy now pay later (BNPL) service, by default for its merchants. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) revealed its BNPL product in 2022. The announcement immediately caused shares in other BNPL providers to stumble due to the company’s size. Apple… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), perhaps the largest Fintech in the world, is now allowing some Fintechs to tap into information regarding the Apple Card, Apple Cash and Apple Savings, according to multiple reports. The new API is an Open Banking service that is being rolled out in… Read More

March 1, 2024 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

As of today (March 1, 2024), if you have an Apple Card, you may hold up to $1 million in your Apple Savings account. While there is no minimum amount needed to open an account, if you go over the $1M hurdle, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) released a buy now pay later (BNPL) product a year ago. Expectations are for a more extended credit option to appear soon as Apple continues its ongoing expansion into financial services. Today, Experian has shared that Apple BNPL users will now have their… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), one of the largest Fintechs in the world as well as one of the largest tech firms globally, is expected to soon offer virtual credit cards in a future update of the iOS for iPhone users. 9to5Mac, referencing a Reddit thread for beta… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has revealed that the number of Apple Card holders now numbers over 12 million since its launch in 2019. Apple partners with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to provide the Fintech services. At the same time, in the past several days, Apple moved its Apple… Read More

January 5, 2024 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple Savings APY has been increased to 4.35%. This is the second time that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has increased the savings rate in the past 30 days, increasing it to 4.25% from 4.15% in December. Apple launched its savings feature, offering in partnership with Goldman Sachs… Read More

November 30, 2023 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

A report this week appears to indicate that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working with a Fintech in Brazil – perhaps to bring Apple Fintech services to life in the South American country and maybe elsewhere in the region. Braxil has emerged as a hot country for… Read More

November 29, 2023 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports have emerged that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has cut a deal with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to exit its partnership regarding the popular Apple Card. The rumblings indicate that Apple approached Goldman to end the partnership. Apple has been pushing into Fintech for years now, and… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

CI previously reported on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) leveraging the UK Open Banking ecosystem to connect bank accounts with their popular digital wallet. Today, Apple is officially announcing the service that aims to provide users access to financial information more conveniently. The UK has led the global… Read More

October 17, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, brings Tap to Pay on iPhone to its Australian retailer customers. By partnering with NewStore for the launch, businesses “including R.M.Williams, Lorna Jane, and Munro Footwear Group, parent company to Mathers, Williams,… Read More

October 16, 2023 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) now allows its wallet users to schedule regular payments directly on the phone. The service has been expected for some time now and represents another step in its financial services goal of providing convenience for its users. On the iPhone, Apple explains that… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Piper Sandler (NYSE: PIPR) has posted its 46th semi-annual survey of Teens across the United States. The survey can help glean emerging trends that can impact future economic activity and rising brands. Of course, Teens can be fickle, but today’s Teens are tomorrow’s adults. When… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the most popular digital wallets in the world is now accepting PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Venmo credit and debit cards. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which already accepts a litany of different cards in its wallet, now gives PayPal users the option to add their card to… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance is the advocacy group for the burgeoning Fintech industry in the UK. London has long been a top global financial center, and many policymakers, as well as financial services insiders, want to maintain that status. Hence, the adoption of digital financial services is… Read More