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Mastercard’s Tokenization, and Consumer Choice, Made Digital-First Apple Card Possible

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Mastercard’s tokenization technology made the digital-first Apple Card possible, but purely from a technological standpoint, Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Solutions at Mastercard, told Bank Innovation. Apple last month unveiled its plans to launch […].

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Dutch Competition Probe Into Payment Apps Centers On Apple Pay

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Dutch antitrust regulators have launched an investigation into freedom of choice regarding payment apps and is eyeing Apple Pay’s limitations, Bloomberg reported. Although the antitrust regulator didn’t mention Apple by name, it said in a press release on Friday (Dec. Apple has denied any outside access to the chip.

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Keeping Payments Innovation Grounded In Information Security

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Innovation in payments can happen in the blink of an eye. In order to keep payments innovation moving quickly and safely, Mark Turnage, CEO of OWL Cybersecurity , said it’s important to ensure information security remains at the forefront of the new products and services being introduced into the market.

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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 iPhone-paired Apple Card

Bank Innovation

Apple today unveiled its plans to launch a virtual credit card product with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard this summer called Apple Card, which will reside within the Wallet app on Apple devices.

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UK Gov’t Now Accepts Apple Pay For Some Services

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government has now started accepting Apple Pay for certain online payment services. 9to5Mac reported that the government’s website is now accepting Apple Pay for four of its online services, including the Global Entry Services, the disclosure and barring service checks, the Registered Traveler Service, and the Electronic Visa Waiver Service.

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Payment Rail Innovators Dive Into Real-Time

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This week's look at payment rail innovation is all about speed, both for legacy rails and new ones. Combining these elements, we are creating a broad platform with faster technology and smarter and better services that the industry can trust as a foundation for innovation towards their own end-clients," he added.