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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac Banking Corporation, National Australia Bank and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank are reportedly looking for permission from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to launch boycott activities with Apple in relation to the rollout of Apple Pay in Australia.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Add more names stretching across banks and credit unions that have signed up to support Apple Pay. 3) that the tech giant has added another 17 firms in the United States that accept and work with Apple Pay. support Apple Pay. 9to5Mac said Tuesday (Jan. and Switzerland.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty have been appointed to President Donald Trump’s advisory board that aims to direct the future of workforce policy. The 25-member board — which includes leaders in education, retail and government — will collaborate with the National Council for the American Worker.

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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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JUNE 27, 2016

This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . Working with our partner, InfoScout, we fielded our latest quarterly consumer study of Apple Pay adoption and usage in early June and just completed our analysis. We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay. PLEASE GIVE ME A TRY!

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers are focusing on sustainable and ethical fashion and retail more than before.

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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.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

Plus, Apple Fitness+ could launch soon, after some fitness instructors have hinted at its approach. Instructor Posts Hint Apple Fitness+ to Launch Soon. Instructors are teasing new workout models on Instagram, hinting that Apple Fitness+ is on the verge of officially rolling out. Amazon Sellers Cash in With $4.8

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

With concerns that the coronavirus in China will impact the supply of iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said his company, TF international Securities, is reducing its predictions for the supply of iPhones in the first quarter of this year by 10 percent. The National Health Commission of China reported on Monday (Feb.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Sephora, Journeys and rue21 are among the first Klarna merchants to offer Google Pay in addition to Apple Pay, providing flexibility, security and contactless payments to customers. “We’re In January, Klarna launched in-store payments for iPhone users with Apple Pay. at Klarna, in a statement. “We’re

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And Amazon Ring fixed a security flaw in its Ring Video Doorbell Pro. Amazon Ring Security Flaw Opened Door To Hackers. Amazon Ring fixed a security flaw in its Ring Video Doorbell Pro that could have possibly let hackers get the Wi-Fi passwords of homeowners. EU: Apple Pay May Be Stifling Payments Competition.

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AUGUST 21, 2017

The security firm’s research found mobile-based services that store financial data are installed on millions of Android devices worldwide, and are thus highly attractive for cybercriminals. “The Cupertino Liberates The Apple Watch. Perhaps now it is time for other services that are working with financial data to follow suit.”.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s been a busy 12 months since the last Money20/20, as new technologies and threats have disrupted the security space time and time again. Similarly, the continued steady global increase in the use of mobile devices helped fuel the development and release of new tools to security companies, as well as access to richer, deeper user data.

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Never in the history of payments has there been such a media-frenzied, corporate disrupting and consumer-captivating moment as last week’s unveiling of Apple Pay as part of this week’s 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.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

regulators to secure a national bank charter, in turn clearing the runway for the entity to accept consumer deposits. Double-digit growth in eCommerce is expected to continue, as the retailer sees 30 percent gains in the current fiscal year. The cut comes after the retailer announced a $1.5 Home sales: In a sign that U.S.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

In a recent trend, eCommerce mattress brands have been moving into the world of brick-and-mortar retail by opening their own stores and pop-up shops to help let customers test-drive their products in real life. With the addition of those national brands, Apple said that 74 of the leading 100 merchants in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The mechanics are such that the central bank buys securities from commercial banks through a bidding process – and, as Bloomberg reported , the goal is to keep liquidity at a “sufficient level.”. According to Zhou Guannan, an analyst at Huachuang Securities Co., News came on Tuesday (Feb.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Slovenia is due to see an instant payments platform launch from Bankart this month, while Malaysia has a new solution of its own, enabling instant credit transfers to bank accounts using details such as mobile phone numbers or national IDs. Deep Dive: Security in the Time of Faster Payments. New initiatives are also rising in the U.S.,

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MAY 18, 2017

Retailers are seeking solutions to digitize their physical stores—both as a means to draw consumers in, but also to leverage the data that comes with digital transformation. The startup, based in San Francisco, was founded by an ex-Apple employee. Just recently, Dor announced a $3.8

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MAY 9, 2017

According to a report covering the new research, driving the movement to biometrics payments is Apple Pay, which paved the way for consumers to make payments in stores and on apps using fingerprints. Android Pay and Samsung Pay helped drive adoption further with their own biometrics capabilities, noted the report.

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MARCH 29, 2016

Apple Pay’s competition in China just got a bit steeper, as Samsung has officially rolled out Samsung Pay in the region. Samsung announced the launch of its mobile payments service that is now available through a deal with China UnionPay — the same method Apple used to bring its mobile payments option into market.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Apple Provides Temporary Access to Epic Games' Fortnite. Players of Fortnite can now log into the video game on Apple’s sign-in system following an almost two-week prohibition. and China that is focused on national security. Retail Sales: Rough Days Ahead at the Register? In the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The statistic comes as Apple announced in January that Taco Bell, among other merchants such as Target, Hy-Vee and Speedway, was now supporting Apple Pay. In a press release , the technology company said that with the addition of the national retailers, 74 of the leading 100 merchants in the U.S. now support Apple Pay.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

It was the first immunity passport — paper, of course — and permitted travelers in or out of certain nations. Now, along comes COVID, and the notion of a dynamic digital immunity passport is being taken as seriously as passports of nationality. To this end, news broke on Jan. To this end, news broke on Jan. The answer is yes — and no.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Smart speakers across the nation, triggered by its wake words, then listed the burger’s ingredients. With these in place, Google Home could securely access a user’s broader Google data. Recently, the online retail giant announced the launch of a combination hardware and software developer kit. What is the Whopper burger?”.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

or in other countries,” said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, on a conference call. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Facebook have advised Chinese operations to cancel all non-essential business travel. At some point, we are likely to see community spread in the U.S.

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MARCH 7, 2016

Apple, the beloved creator of such devices as the iPod, the iPad and, of course, the game-changing iPhone, has come under scrutiny lately from, of all places, law enforcement agencies. As Reuters recently reported, several groups representing various law enforcement agencies told a judge overseeing Apple’s ongoing battle with the U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

trillion market value), Apple ($1.38 The main concerns are around security, particularly the worry that bad actors will attach stolen card data to their handprints. There has been a historical reticence among retailers about allowing the Amazon fox into their henhouse. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co.

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MAY 22, 2018

Two security researchers, Karan Saini and Ryan Stevenson, discovered the bug. For Saini, this is the third big bug he’s caught — previously, he discovered a flaw in Uber’s two-factor authentication system and a flaw in India’s national biometric database. We’re opening … next to the Apples and Sephoras and Ultas.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The money that comes into retailers’ coffers at brick-and-mortar locations will filter up to pay the landlord; the landlord will stay afloat. The index and the securities, the report said, are in turn tied to loans made in 2012. Perhaps not. There is a big bet riding on that “perhaps not.”.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

FinTech is no stranger to this pattern, and while venture capital levels have seemed to dwindled in certain markets (analysts found VC funding down by 29 percent in 2016 compared to last year), B2B startups remain the apple of many investors’ eyes. Reports last Friday said the company secured $20.8 Supply Chain Management.

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MAY 4, 2016

With the focus on making cross-border commerce as fluid and intuitive for consumers as it can be for the retailers themselves, it can be more than a little jarring to be reminded that actual borders exist underneath it all. Like the retail economy that rests on it, potential geopolitical instability is a global problem. percent tax.

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JULY 6, 2016

Apple might generate long lines at its stores every time it releases an iterative iPhone, but there’s no doubt that, when it comes to OS market share, Android has been stealing Apple’s lunch money lately. percent in Europe, 7.3 percent in the U.S. and 6 percent in China.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The calendar might have just turned to October and the leaves on the trees haven’t even started to turn yet, but retailers are already looking ahead to the holiday shopping season. 4), the National Retail Federation said it expects holiday sales to increase 3.6 inch Pixel XL that will retail for $769. On Tuesday (Oct.

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APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. We love shrinking down, and bringing the design and technology a whole new flavor.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Last month, American Airlines announced that it will be piloting a new touchless mobile identity system at Dallas/Fort Worth International and Reagan National airports that will allow passengers to verify their identities with their faces at the check-in desk. Or into a retailer, doctors office or stadium.

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MARCH 30, 2017

Apple and Square both set off on new international adventures, Wells Fargo embraced the NFC ATM, and Alipay’s parent company decided to offer a more direct response to Euronet’s challenge to its MoneyGram acquisition. Apple Goes To Taiwan, Square Goes To The UK. Apple Pay Moves Into Taiwan. Lots to catch — here’s the rundown.

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