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EU Could Force Apple To Share Payments Tech With Competitors

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The European Union (EU) could pass new laws that would make it mandatory for Apple to share the payments technology in its iPhones, according to a report from Bloomberg. The EU earlier this summer said its antitrust probe would look into both the App Store and Apple Pay. That method wouldn't require NFC, the company said.

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Apple Loses A Key Retail Innovator

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It often seems that technology makes retail innovation. It can be easy to forget that people are behind those innovations. For those who haven’t heard, Ive, the chief design officer for Apple, is leaving the company. Apple will be a client, the company has confirmed. He had worked at Apple for more than 20 years.”.

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Santander Hires Ex-Apple Exec To Head P2P Payments

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Banco Santander announced that it has hired Trish Burgess, formerly of Apple, to head up its peer-to-peer (P2P) payments department, according to a release. We know that innovation is powered by the most talented people, and we welcome Trish’s wealth of payment experience.

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

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You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Those conversations have largely ignored the Biggest Tech company of all, Apple, and Apple Pay. consumers showed that of the 7.75

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Apple Unveils Higher-Speed iPhone 12

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13) unveiled its iPhone 12 , which as was widely expected, operates on high-speed 5G networks. The Apple-watching website 9to5 Mac said the new phone will charge similar to the Apple Watch, with its back against a magnetic disc attached to a charging source. on Tuesday (Oct. inch model and at $1,099 for a 6.7-inch

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Apple Earnings Transcend Pandemic Economics

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For a company that doesn’t have a retail location open outside of China or South Korea because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple acquitted itself nicely in the second quarter. In this difficult environment, our users are depending on Apple products in renewed ways to stay connected, informed, creative and productive. “In

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Apple Customers Can Now Schedule In-Store Appointments

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A new Apple service will let customers browse shops in person in a safe and convenient way through setting appointments, according to 9 to 5 Mac. The solution, Apple found, is to allow customers the opportunity to schedule a shopping trip ahead of time. However, several Apple stores are still not open for going inside.

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