Apple Pay

Apple Pay
The State of Plastic In A Digital World
November 02, 2014

Despite all of the massive change today in payments—whether it’s Apple Pay rewriting the payments rules or the ups-and-downs of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies—and the digital embraces of MasterCard and the Apple Pay love coming from Visa and then from the CEO at Discover...

Why The USA Today Says CurrentC Is Like The Three Stooges
October 31, 2014

USA Today has weighed in on the Apple Pay MCX CurrentC issue and is not pulling any punches. MCX seems to be what would have happened had “the Three Stooges had been given the assignment of introducing a new and safer way for consumers to...

Apple Pay Faceoff
October 31, 2014

You know mobile payments has gone mainstream when your mother starts talking about it – and it’s the topic of conversation on every single news program nearly nonstop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

MasterCard CEO: MasterPass Starts Where Apple Pay Stops
October 31, 2014

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga used Thursday’s (Oct. 30) earnings announcement to make a case that the brand’s own MasterPass starts where partner Apple Pay stops, with loyalty and other promotional capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Apple Pay By The Numbers |  1 Million Cards In 72 Hours And Other A-Mazing...
October 31, 2014

Never let it be said that Apple doesn’t know how to launch a product.  As October ends, Apple can report 1+ million downloads of its new digital wallet in just three days, a milestone that took Dunkin’ Donuts 6 weeks to achieve and Starbucks even...

Apple Pay’s Most Unusual Ignition Strategy
October 31, 2014

What a week for Apple Pay! Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

QVC Uses TouchID With Its Own App
October 31, 2014

E-tailer QVC announced Thursday (Oct. 30) that it will let shoppers use the TouchID fingerprint recognition capabilities on recent iPhone models to authenticate purchases in-app instead of passwords or PINs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

With Apple Pay, Where Do HCE and Tokenization Stand?
October 30, 2014

This year has taken mobile payments to a whole new level, and NFC, tokenization and the cloud have become the talk of the town. But when it comes to enabling mobile payments, does Host Card Emulation (HCE) still have an important role to play? MPD...

Wireless Carriers Could Be Left Out Of NFC Payments
October 30, 2014

Wireless carriers are likely to see their role in NFC revenue diminish, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....