Apple Pay

Contactless payments: The future is here

06/23/20

Whether they take the form of a mobile wallet or a touch-free credit card, contactless payments are poised to take off as consumers — wary of using terminals and ATMs or handing cards back and forth — change their habits.

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FDIC eyeing bank dividends; Morgan Stanley sued by former diversity head

06/17/20

Banks paid out nearly twice as much as they earned in the first quarter; Marilyn Booker, a managing director, said she was fired in December for pushing too hard on a diversity plan.

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Bankers see payments firms as fintech enemy No. 1

03/02/20

Banks, especially smaller ones, are more worried about the competitive inroads that Apple Pay, Venmo and others have made than they are about tech companies' incursions into other financial segments, according to a new survey by Promontory Financial.

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Apple Card adds Uber rewards in wider launch

08/20/19

Apple is expanding the list of merchants where Apple Card users may earn 3% cash back, starting with Uber.

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Apple Card fortifies the digital model, and that's trouble for banks

08/09/19

Apple's massive user base, fully digital enrollment system, merchant reach and partnership with Goldman Sachs threaten retail banks on multiple fronts.

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Apple Card: 10 key takeaways

08/08/19

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

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Apple expands Goldman credit card test to thousands of retail workers

06/19/19

Apple Inc. is ramping up a test of a digital-first credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. by expanding its use to tens of thousands of the iPhone maker’s U.S. retail employees.

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