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MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. The terminals allow customers to pay with credit or debit cards and digital wallet payment options like Apple Pay or Google Pay.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Google ’s Project Zero team was the first to let Apple users know iPhones and related Apple products have been subjected to a breach , Forbes reported Sunday (Sept. Since the attack was sophisticated, scaled and targeted along geographic and demographic lines, a nation state-sponsored perpetrator is suspected.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. The BBC said this change seems to be reflected on iPhones within Russia on devices set up to use the Russian version of Apple’s App Store.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

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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MAY 21, 2019

Banking service Monese now offers Apple Pay through 13 countries in Europe , as the digital payment service has also arrived at National Australia Bank (NAB). retailer Iceland has seen encouraging results from a mobile wallet technology pilot during a marketing campaign. Users who reside in Belgium, the U.K., And in the U.K.,

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JULY 16, 2018

Apple is struggling in its efforts to boost market share in India, with Bloomberg reporting that the firm had lost key executives in the country in recent weeks. What’s more, Bloomberg reported Apple is restructuring its team of sales people in India. The news comes as Apple is having a tough time selling its iPhones.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

National direct bank CIT Bank is introducing eChecking, a new digital checking account with a wide variety of electronic transfer and payment solutions, the company announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. The new accounts have no monthly fee and offer ATM fee reimbursement of up to $15 a month. checking account. .

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Instead of focusing on the fees Apple charges to access its payments platform, the four biggest banks down under are instead asking the nation’s financial regulator to allow them to collectively bargain with Apple with an eye toward gaining access to the company’s contactless payment function.

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MAY 27, 2016

Apple Pay has secured some more support abroad in one of its newest markets. Global Payments , a provider of payment technology services, has thrown its support behind Apple Pay in order to help propel Apple Pay’s in-store acceptance in the region. Young, SVP of global product and innovation.

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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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APRIL 9, 2018

Though you might not realize it looking at a weather forecast in various parts of the nation – as it seems the temperature might never actually break 40 degrees – spring is upon us; the season for new beginnings is here. Apple’s New Chip Groove. percent early last week, despite Apple neither confirming nor denying the rumor.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Apple has argued in a submission to the Australian Competition & Consumers Commission (ACCC) on Monday (Feb. 6) that an industry consortium of Australian banks is trying to delay or prevent Apple Pay from expanding in the country. Apple wants banks to let its customers put their credit card information on Apple’s digital wallet.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

There is lots of motion in the markets, with Apple officially moving into the world of being a card issuer (with mixed reviews), Venmo making moves on the bank account and Google Pay breaking up with Visa Checkout as a payments button. Apple’s Expensive Card. More than 64 percent of U.S. Visa Checkout Gets Ready to Check Out.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In case you missed it, Google and Apple were enveloped by a teensy scandal of sorts back in 2017. Google’s cheeseburger emoji placed the cheese beneath the burger patty, while Apple’s was on top. 18, otherwise known as National Cheeseburger Day. You can laugh, but it made headlines. And it doesn’t stop there.“

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28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media. The obvious attraction here is Small Business Saturday (Nov. And it comes during a year where local advertising is available and strategically viable.

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JUNE 27, 2016

It’s been nearly two years – 20 months to be precise — since it was launched after significant investments in engineering, marketing and promotion. This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Apple looks to have joined the race to develop self-driving technology. Though, as is typical with Apple projects, details are vague at best. On Friday of last week, Apple secured a self-driving road test permit from the California DMV. Apple does like to handle both hardware and software. Everyone’s talking about it.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The Apple Card’s Big Launch. Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. 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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Apple is facing a new competitor in the mobile wallet market, thanks to a joint venture between two Swiss companies, reports said on Monday (Sept. Paymit, meanwhile, was born out of the SIX Group, a collaboration between 130 banks that operates the nation’s financial infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

According to Market Watch , a new report by Piper Jaffray found that teens would rather have those items than cash or gift cards. teenagers’ wish list is Apple ’s latest iPhone. percent of teen’s wish lists, with the top four consumer brands being the iPhone, Apple Watch, MacBooks and Airpods. The top item on U.S.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Consumers reportedly have downloaded one million mini programs since their launch in early 2017 — that’s just less than half the size of the Apple App Store. According to one recent estimate , consumers globally in the third quarter of 2018 downloaded 29 million apps from Apple and Google app stores, up 10 percent year over year.

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APRIL 20, 2016

Apple hasn’t exactly been shy about evangelizing its payment platform to anyone willing to listen, and a new Apple Pay expansion proves that it’ll cross geographic and language barriers to do it. ” If the Singapore expansion resembles other areas Apple Pay has moved into, more partnering banks will join over time.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

As predicted, Amazon has a new Echo coming out in time for the holidays – and here’s how it plans to compete with Apple’s HomePod. This may have been in response to Apple’s challenge with the HomePod, billed as the highest-quality audio experience on the market – but which critics said fell short in many other areas.

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The proposal is set to be published next month and then must be approved by the European Parliament and by national governments, said Reuters.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

percent, according to an estimate from the National Retail Federation. percent growth the retail market saw one year ago. Apple Woes. Apple , too, is facing a slowdown as the year nears its end. Apple leadership, meanwhile, is busy touting growth for its wearables product line, along with its digital payments offerings.

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JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Apple Vs. Huawei. Apple , by all accounts, had a very good week last week. This might have made it pretty easy to overlook the tiny grey rain cloud the floated by: The Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei sold more phones than Apple did in the last quarter. million units, and record-high market shares of 15.8

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JANUARY 1, 2021

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The market power player may currently be Netflix, but several competitors have recently sprung up to give it a run for its money. HBO Now, Amazon Prime and Hulu are well-entrenched in the market, but Disney+ and Apple TV+, both of which are scheduled to launch later this year, are sure to take a bite out of the streaming industry.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Meanwhile, Amazon is opening its first branded grocery store , and there are questions about discrimination and the Apple Card. Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. China is making privacy allowances for digital currency , which faces a new foe in the U.S. Former U.S.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

In fact, the eCommerce operator is itself facing more competition for the smart home market. IKEA will certainly face brutal competition on its quest to be a player in the smart home market. That’s not all the bad news for Apple when it comes to smart homes — and other areas of payments and commerce. IKEA Steps Up.

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When the Apple Watch hits retail shelves within the next few weeks, chief technology officers and developers at financial institutions will be working to make sure that their mobile app translates to the latest wearable tech. Then the marketers must promote that message to both existing and potential customers.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. German Gov’t Looks Into Amazon’s Use of Its Market Position Amid Pandemic. The German government is probing Amazon for purportedly taking advantage of its market position amid the pandemic, CNBC reported.

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JULY 13, 2020

Shipments of the devices in China fell 16 percent in June compared to the same month one year earlier, according to government data, a sign that handset demand in the nation with a population of 1.4 The numbers are a bad sign for Apple Inc. billion remains lukewarm, Reuters reported.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

A representative for the eCommerce retailer told Reuters that the company calls for an international approach in lieu of taxes levied by different nations. MEPs are putting the finishing touches on invites to Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google for a digital hearing to talk about tax and competition. 21, according to the report. .

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Plus, Apple Fitness+ could launch soon, after some fitness instructors have hinted at its approach. DoorDash Valuation Could Hit $28 Billion, Says It Has Only 3 Pct of US Market. Instructor Posts Hint Apple Fitness+ to Launch Soon. A new PYMNTS study of a national sample of 2,000 U.S. Amazon Sellers Cash in With $4.8

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Kaspersky Lab said the new version of Faketoken targets mostly Russian users, but previous iterations of the malware have seen it spread quickly to other nations. Segwit2x will operate under its own rules, but the main concern is that too many splits in the Bitcoin brand will confuse markets and potential users.

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