Who wants Appleās credit card? Analysts weigh in.
Payments Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Synchrony, American Express and Capital One have all been floated by analysts as potential successors to Goldman Sachs for Apple’s credit card.
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Payments Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Synchrony, American Express and Capital One have all been floated by analysts as potential successors to Goldman Sachs for Apple’s credit card.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 3, 2020
Apple has purchased Canadian company Mobeewave , which will allow it to create mobile pay hubs out of iPhones, Bloomberg reported. Mobeewave specializes in letting shoppers utilize their smartphones to access a credit card and process payments. The deal went down for $100 million, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg.
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Bank Innovation
AUGUST 9, 2019
In this episode, Suman Bhattacharyya, deputy editor of Bank Innovation, speaks with Alyson Clarke, principal analyst at Forrester Research, about the following developments: With the much-awaited launch of Apple Card, the tech giant has taken a page […].
PYMNTS
AUGUST 15, 2019
The Apple Card looms, with a rollout that began last week through Goldman Sachs, and according to at least one analysis, the card might underwhelm consumers, lead to muted results (at least at the outset) for its tech and banking backers, and for Goldman, even lead to losses, depending on the economic climate. Maybe initially.
PYMNTS
MARCH 27, 2019
That Apple events are tightly produced headline magnets is nothing new. At an Apple device event, seeing all four hanging around the Steve Jobs auditorium is perhaps not quite par for the course ā but itās far from extraordinary, or even really all that surprising. billion apple device owners inside of it. No price was given.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Goldman Sachs has beat out competitor Barclays to buy General Motors (GM)'s credit card business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In their pitches to GM, both Goldman and Barclays promoted the idea of cars as eCommerce portals, a notion supported by auto makers and card networks like Visa and Mastercard.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 5, 2020
As B2B FinTechs explore the value of the commercial card, they’re integrating card payment capabilities across more scenarios, from vendor payments to employee expense management. BofA Expands Contactless Biz Card Service. Apple Pay Lands More Commercial Cards. Center Wields Cards For Expense Management.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Also, Goldman Sachs has doled out approximately $10 billion in credit lines for the Apple -branded credit card. And Capital One is back online after a major outage. Goldman Extends $10B In Apple Card Credit In First Month. Apple Card? Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
In B2B payments, the commercial card has experienced a dramatic spike in adoption this year as organizations accelerated their digital transformations and, unable to physically enter the office, began to rely on electronic payments to conduct their business. Winter Blues. Springās SMB Support. Spring began in dramatic fashion.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 13, 2020
When Apple releases its latest iteration of the iPhone this fall, it seems that the company will also be announcing the latest evolution in its rapidly expanding Services ecosystem. 13), Bloomberg quoted unnamed Apple sources as saying that the tech firm will be rolling out new subscription bundles for digital services.
PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2019
Apple has bought autonomous car startup Drive.ai, according to a report by CNBC. The purchase price isnāt known, but Axios is reporting that Apple probably paid less than the $77 million Drive.ai raised in venture capital. raised in venture capital. Apple called the cuts restructuring at the time.
Accenture
AUGUST 20, 2019
Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. For the third straight quarter, Chase, Capital One and Synchrony led all issuers in purchase volume growth (over 10 percent YoY).
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Long before the pandemic, consumers were trending toward digital in their financial services relationships ā experimenting with mobile wallets, digital cards, self-service mobile banking and digital gifting. The folks that have formalized a digital strategy and have been executing on it were much more able to capitalize on these trends.ā.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Apple is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia, choosing Thailand as the home for its second Apple Store in Southeast Asia. A tech media outlet , citing comments Apple made on its local Thailand website, reported that the store will be part of the upcoming Iconsiam mall, which will be the largest in Bangkok.
Accenture
MAY 30, 2019
Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Chase, Capital One and Synchrony continue to lead issuers with purchase volume growth of over 8 percent YoY?. Notable happenings.
PYMNTS
JULY 14, 2020
stores for Google Pay and Apple Pay users. Post-2009, millennials demonstrated a clear aversion to financial risk, especially for lifestyle purchases, resulting in a tangible shift away from credit cards,ā Molnar told PYMNTS at the time. Afterpay Ltd. , Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Today, this trend is repeating itself.ā.
PYMNTS
APRIL 23, 2019
Now, when you like your credit card rewards ā¦ you can really ālikeā them. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday morning (April 23) that at least a few credit card giants ā Capital One Financial Corp. As estimated by Mintel Comperemediaās data analysis (the data is from Pathmatics), Capital One spent $18.6
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2019
While commercial card innovation certainly accelerated in 2018, progress can always continue. Morgan Managing Director and Head of Commercial Card Product Management Naney Pandit says should be a focus this year is in mobilizing the corporate card. One area of development that J.P.
PYMNTS
JUNE 17, 2020
At least, that’s what commercial card technology players believe, with this week’s rundown of the latest initiatives in corporate card solutions placing a focus on returning business trip volume. Expensify Links Cards To Booking. Emirates Islamic Launches Cards For SMBs.
PYMNTS
APRIL 9, 2018
Appleās New Chip Groove. Last weekās reports suggest that Apple will soon wave goodbye to its long-term chipmaker, Intel, in favor of making its own chips for Mac computers. The goal is to bring all Apple products into alignment in an attempt to make them work more smoothly, similarly and seamlessly in tandem.
PYMNTS
JUNE 10, 2019
Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments ā and those are just the top headlines. There were plenty of introductions last week.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Today in B2B payments, Wells Fargo rolls out its virtual card services for B2B payments, while PayPal Ventures makes a B2B payments investment. 19) announced in a press release that it is adding a new solution to its WellsOne Virtual Commercial Card , enabling business customers to digitally pay invoices to suppliers and others.
PYMNTS
APRIL 10, 2019
FinTech startup Extend announced it has raised $11 million in Series A financing, as it tries to capitalize on interest in virtual credit cards. Extend , which was founded in 2017 by American Express and Capital One veterans, provides the technology so companies can provide virtual credit cards to employees and contractors instantly.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Fall is supposed to be the best season for apples. However, the pickinās look a little slim from Apple this week. Reception of the iPhone 8 has been underwhelming, with Huaweiās projected sales actually surpassing Appleās in China for the first time. Apple is reportedly testing Apple Pay Cash internally.
PYMNTS
MAY 31, 2017
Card processor TSYS is looking to heighten the security of mobile corporate payments. The company announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is enabling tokenization across its North American commercial card program, allowing businesses to let their own cardholders pay with a mobile device. To do this across all of our U.S.
Bank Innovation
AUGUST 22, 2018
As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3
PYMNTS
JANUARY 29, 2020
Virtual cards have been spreading across the B2B payment space because of their cost-saving benefits for both companies and suppliers. These cardsā account numbers correspond with certain vendors, and have predetermined spending limits, enabling accounts payable (AP) professionals to better manage expenses, control cash flow and fight fraud.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 9, 2019
In todayās top news in payments, Goldman plans to launch a robo advisor for clients with lower investment capital than traditional customers, and Apple plans to offer 0 percent installment financing on iPhones bought with the Apple Card. Apple Updates Wallet App to Reflect iPhone Financing for Apple Card Users.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
That reality was on display in payments and commerce this week as Apple attempted a reset in its leadership team, Etsy had to calm a legion of underpaid sellers and Lyft managed to pull out and toward the IPO finish line early in the race in 2019. Apple New Leadership Groove.
PYMNTS
JUNE 12, 2017
The news cycle ā which was a somewhat chaotic place last week, with a never-ending series of hearings on Capital Hill followed by an somehow even more endless parade of spin doctors and experts on what it all means ā felt a bit stuck in neutral. Apple Opens Up NFC (Maybe, A Little) . Apple will be expanding Apple Payās capacity.
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Following a recent backlash resulting from allegedly discriminatory underwriting methods for the Apple Card, lenders’ moves are facing scrutiny from regulators. In light of the increased oversight, however, industry practitioners emphasize the role of AI as a catalyst for a more inclusive process.
Independent Banker
AUGUST 31, 2022
PayPal was the first company to offer this service, but with the explosion of social media, Facebook, Zelle, Square Cash App, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Twitter all support the feature today,ā sums up ICBA Bancard president and CEO Tina Giorgio. Security is all.
PYMNTS
JUNE 22, 2016
The list of banks and credit unions issuing cards that will work with the Apple Pay mobile wallet has once again grown. Another 44 banks and credit unions in the United States are now officially attending the Apple Pay party. It has been an active week for Apple Pay. Comenity Capital Bank. Acadia Federal Credit.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 6, 2018
It started with an announcement that a California Kroger subsidiary ā Foods Co ā would stop accepting Visa credit cards (but not debit cards) at 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations, effective Aug. Visa is disappointed at Krogerās decision to stop accepting Visa credit cards at its Foods Co stores.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Take Apple and Square, for example. Not hard to understand that ā Square pretty much set off the great mPos wave with its easy plug-in dongle that turned any iPhone or iPad into a credit card reading machine. As 2014 became 2015 and 2015 became 2016, Square and Apple were, once again, the SMB payments āitā combo package.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Visa Commercial Pay Launches For Virtual Cards, Digitized B2B Payments. It appears that PayPal and Cash App have bought almost 100 percent of all newly-issued bitcoins, according to an analysis from Pantera Capital. Especially Apple. Plus, PayPal and Square are on a crypto buying spree. billion for the first half of 2020.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 14, 2020
It looks like a race is shaping up to determine the future management of General Motors ā credit card business. However, the Journal cited unnamed sources as saying that the London-based Barclays is also bidding for GMās card business, while current issuer Capital One is unlikely to let the account go without a fight.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
In March of 2019, Goldman and Apple joined forces to form a co-branded credit card, the Apple Card. The deal gives Goldman direct access to Appleās more than 100 million U.S. Executives at Goldman have pointed to the Apple Card as the āmost successful credit card launch ever.ā subscribers.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Google is looking to capitalize on some momentum around mobile wallets. As reported by India Retailing last month, āmobile wallet adoption is gradually displacing traditional payments such as cash and cards in India.ā Apple Pay and Google Pay, of course, stand to be outsized beneficiaries of the shift to digital wallet adoption.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Paymentsā Breakout Year. Bain Capital Venturesā partner Matt Harris told PYMNTS that 2020 marked the tipping point for commercial payments. āI Apple Services Revenue Jumps, Subscription Bundles Debut. COVID-19 may be enough to dash those aspirations.
Gonzobanker
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Never in the history of payments has there been such a media-frenzied, corporate disrupting and consumer-captivating moment as last weekās unveiling of Apple Pay as part of this weekās release of the iPhone 6. Apple shrewdly coopted its greatest weakness as an inexperienced new entrant. Where does it go from here? No one really knows.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Revolut has launched an acquiring solution for its Revolut Business starter pack, which will allow businesses in 13 European countries to accept credit card payments online. and EEA card payment acceptance at no additional charge. Appleās NFC Practices Draw Scrutiny from Dutch Regulators.
PYMNTS
MAY 21, 2018
Weāve got 17 monthsā worth of cash without further raises of capital,ā the executive said. Credit Cardās Profit Squeeze. Credit card companies, faced with an increase in costs associated with rewards and rising loan losses, have seen their profitability dip of late. People are going to go, āHmm how did they pull it off?āā
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