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Is It Time For Apple To Allow Others Access To The iPhone NFC Chip?

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Those conversations have largely ignored the Biggest Tech company of all, Apple, and Apple Pay. Apple Pay’s Digital-First Disconnect. Apple Pay’s position on denying access to its NFC chip might also not been a great idea for Apple, unless it has something else up its sleeve. consumers showed that of the 7.75

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Flywire Taps Former Apple Pay Exec As President, COO

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It’s a concept Rob Orgel, now the new president and chief operating officer at Flywire , told Karen Webster was foundational to his decade-long career at Apple — where he was part of the leadership team that developed, rolled out and grew the Apple Pay business. Flywire announced his appointment Tuesday (Nov.

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Apple, Visa face patent infringement lawsuit over Apple Pay

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are facing claims by Universal Secure Registry, a small Boston-area company, that their mobile-payment partnership infringes four of its patents. and Visa Inc.

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Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds

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Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – and Digital News Delivery. Several publishers – including The New York Times and CNBC – petitioned Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to offer a commission structure similar to the one given to Amazon. Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars.

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Pride Vendors Look To Triple Sales With mPOS

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Companies across the globe are innovating their mPOS solutions for faster, more secure services. The company recently launched a new reader that’s compatible with mobile wallets, such as Google Pay and Apple Pay. Tech giant Apple is also upping its payments game. Around the Mobile Point-of-Sale World.

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As The FBI Fights Apple, The DOD Schmoozes Silicon Valley

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As Apple and the FBI continue to seek appeals to court orders that support one side and sandbag the other, Carter’s conciliatory tone marked a departure from the only stance yet heard from the federal government pressuring SV companies: comply, or else. .”

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How B.GOOD Got Good At Mobile Ordering

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In the April Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of mobile order-ahead and QSRs, including industry milestones, the entry of mobile order-ahead into new and unexpected spaces, and the security threats that prey on both users and providers. Developments from Around the Mobile Order-Ahead World.

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