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20th) is Apple Pay ’s sixth birthday – a day that finds the digital payment method carrying a bit of the same air of great expectations that came with its launch in 2014. But, as it turned out, even Apple didn’t have the power to change people’s payments preferences. Apple’s New Numbers Grove. Tuesday (Oct. 23 and Sept.

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APRIL 9, 2018

Apple’s New Chip Groove. Last week’s 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.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. The Apple Card’s Big Launch. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Before CEO Toffer Grant founded PEX , he worked in the world of prepaid cards (gift cards in particular), where Christmas was the biggest challenge of every year. Gift card use would faithfully and intensely spike around Christmas, only to settle back to a more typical baseline six to eight weeks after the “event.”.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As the report states, “We … find that a significant share of consumers are willing to bank with the institutions — financial or otherwise — that offer them the best spending and money management tools.”. Mobile Cards: Make or Break? The highest interest is among “bridge millennials” whose card spend averages $40,000 annually.

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APRIL 1, 2019

And while payments and commerce does have fewer chirping birds, it seems spring has sprung here as well – last week, we saw the start of all kinds of big blooms getting their start, especially at Apple, Citi and Square. The Apple Card Arrives. Apple watchers and investors have been mixed on the latest slew of announcements.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. France’s Natixis Payments is bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz for payments at affiliated restaurants and retailers, Natixis said in an announcement.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Monese added support for Apple Pay for personal cards in the U.K. as well as France, Wirecard joined forces with Cimple Marketing for an Alipay implementation at Stockmann -operated department stores in The Baltics as well as Finland and Upco International Inc. Coverage includes U.A.E.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Apple has surely managed to deliver a lot of hype with the launch of its mobile payments platform, but according to the numbers so far, it hasn’t really managed to deliver a hit. Apple Pay continues to have its boosters, and Tim Cook remains unspeakably enthusiastic about its future. 2016, that figure had fallen to 22.4

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The big day has finally arrived: the new iPhones (and the rest of Apple’s fall lineup of devices) will finally get their big public introduction when Tim Cook and company hit the stage in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino later today.

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MARCH 18, 2020

percent, of consumers reported they would be highly likely to seek banking services with Amazon , Apple or Google — while another 23.5 The good news, particularly for smaller FIs, is their ability to be nimbler, build more partnerships and roll out to market with advance capability more quickly. Meanwhile, 28.5

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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.

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FICO

MAY 30, 2022

The FICO Credit Market Report for March 2022 shows that repayments remain a priority for credit card holders, suggesting that there will be greater reliance on credit over the coming months as the cost-of-living crisis deepens due to higher inflation. Average card spend drops marginally by just under 2 percent compared to February.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

A certain amount of intellectual satisfaction — irony, perhaps — came from the conference call Wednesday (July 31) for Apple ’s latest earnings report. In it, CEO Tim Cook credited much of Apple Pay’s recent growth to its increasing use in mass transit. Visit a major U.S. OK, that might be an exaggeration. Contactless Reality.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

It started with an announcement that a California Kroger subsidiary — Foods Co — 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 Kroger’s decision to stop accepting Visa credit cards at its Foods Co stores.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

In today’s 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.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

In the latest bit of Apple Pay expansion news, Macquarie Group and ING Direct have announced that they will start using Apple Pay in Australia this month. Apple Pay has had something of a bumpy lift off down under — only one major Australian bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, has adopted the Apple Pay system.

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JUNE 2, 2016

According to Visa, a third of all credit card/debit card transactions in Singapore retail stores are made with contactless cards. It’s likely no coincidence that this announcement coincided with Apple , Google and Samsung’s newfound interest in making their payments method available to the good people of Singapore.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Walmart has purchased CareZone, a health services technology company that promises to manage prescription drugs for customers and simplify the ordering and payment process. New Data: Why 75 Pct Of Consumers Want More From Card Apps Than They’re Getting. European Union Hits Apple With A One-Two Antitrust Punch. Here’s how.

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JULY 1, 2020

PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. . A so-called “scheme manager” will be the central governing body, the online news service reported. This is not the first time that European banks have tried such a model.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

While “reselling” or “secondary market” are more likely to keep ownership of this burgeoning market, the reselling market is reinventing itself for 2020. It also manages resale programs for Arc’teryx, Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, REI and Taylor Stitch. Nordstrom joins other department stores in the resell market.

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JUNE 12, 2018

There are apps for all sorts of tasks, but Apple doesn’t want apps to do one thing in particular — mine crypto, CNBC reported. In an update to its developer guidelines, Apple has banned mining. Wells Fargo has also decided to ban its customers from buying crypto using its credit cards — at least for now, Bloomberg reported.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Take Apple and Square, for example. Not hard to understand that — 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 “it” combo package.

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MAY 3, 2017

With another quarter of results in, Tim Cook is very pleased with everything that’s going on at Apple. And there was a fair amount to feel positively about, as Q2 2017 was actually Apple’s second-best second-quarter earnings ever (its best quarter ever was Q2 2015, following the release of the overwhelming popular iPhone 6 redesign).

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Apple outsold analyst expectations on services, iPads and Macs. And investors weren't pleased, sending the stock down 5 percent and Apple lost $100 billion off its market cap in moments as a result, according to Yahoo Finance. billion — missing the $27.93 billion estimated by Wall Street pre-release. billion — missing the $27.93

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 28, 2015

Yesterday Apple announced its results for Q1 2015: revenue of $74.6 While these numbers are hugely impressive, of course, the payments industry was looking for any hints of Apple Pay performance. This matters to Apple Pay, as the new phone is a prerequisite to be able to use Apple Pay.

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APRIL 16, 2019

To that end, CEO David Solomon noted that the revenue dip of 13 percent in the first quarter reflected a slowdown relative to the “robust market backdrop” seen last year. This, of course, points toward the desire to bring top line from non-Wall Street sources, and from the move toward mass market products. Across the U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

In its announcement, Bottomline highlighted the enhanced payer experience, as well as the ability to reduce card fees for recipients, as key benefits of the solution. Morgan Enhances Virtual Cards Via Marqeta. ’s Faster Payments real-time payments system. Plaid, Galileo Boost ACH Efficiency. Tyfone Connects FIs To Payrailz.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

17) that it will enable tokenization services on all cards by 2020, as part of its Digital Commerce Solutions, a suite of offerings geared toward making online transactions speedier and more secure. The company is also working with issuers, including Citi and Fifth Third Bank, to convert cards on file into tokens.

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APRIL 15, 2020

Our business performed well in both January and February as markets notched new highs driven by client confidence in activity,” CEO David Solomon said on the conference call with analysts. But he said early March marked a change as the coronavirus impacted financial markets. In the first quarter, net revenues were $8.7

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

Excentus, a provider of loyalty marketing and technology services, announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) that it and Verifone, a player in payments and commerce solutions, have developed a solution to enable merchants using Verifone Commander Site Controller to offer their customers an electronic punch card loyalty program.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The question for Apple is: Will the slew of offerings announced this week be enough to bring new users into its ever-expanding ecosystem, and also keep current consumers, well, consuming? 15), Apple unveiled a slew of watches and services in a bid to give a tailwind to hardware sales and boost its services business. On Tuesday (Sept.

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FICO

APRIL 27, 2022

The FICO Credit Market Report for February 2022 shows UK card trends following typical post-seasonal spend and repayment patterns. Average card spend climbs by over 5 percent compared to January and nearly 30 percent compared to February 2021. Customers paid down credit cards when stimulus payments hit the marketplace.

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APRIL 10, 2019

certification: They must, for instance, resolve issues when a payment reader’s too-powerful field strength results in damaged smartphones and cards. From CVS to T-Mobile , retailers and technology providers are catering to the trend of contactless payment acceptance with new solutions and methods of handling cards from customers.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

According to Robert Flynn, managing director of Accenture Payments in North America: “Consumers are content to use cash and plastic for their everyday transactions, and while the use of cash is declining overall, it is the most commonly used form of payment – and consumers expect it to remain so in 2020. Three-quarters of U.S.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.

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JULY 1, 2020

But one thing is clear: Americans would be willing to dispense with their local bank and make Amazon , Apple or Google their primary payment account provider if those 21 st -century accounts allowed them to more easily manage and spend their money. Such an app could potentially involve as much as $2 trillion in card spending. .

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