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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services.
Square Lets Sellers Manage Their Business Across Apple Apps
September 24, 2026
Square sellers can now use their Square Dashboard to manage their presence across Apple Maps, Siri AI, Apple Wallet and other Apple apps, Square said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) ...Read moreApple Considers Screenless Fitness Tracker to Expand Wearable Lineup Beyond Smartwatches
September 22, 2026
Apple is developing a new health and fitness tracker in response to the growing popularity of Whoop’s wrist-worn device and Oura’s smart ring, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 22), citing unnamed ...Read moreApple Teams With Axis Bank for Long-Awaited Apple Pay Debut in India
September 18, 2026
Apple is preparing to launch Apple Pay in India in partnership with Mumbai-based Axis Bank, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 18), citing unnamed sources. Axis Bank is the first lender in India ...Read moreMusk Firms Drop Apple Antitrust Suit but Continue Case Against OpenAI
September 14, 2026
Elon Musk’s xAI and X have reportedly dropped their antitrust case against Apple. Those companies had accused Apple of favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT over other chatbot makers, but have now asked a federal judge for permission to voluntarily dismiss ...Read moreApple Enables One-Tap Gift Card Redemption in Upcoming iOS Update
September 11, 2026
Apple’s upcoming mobile operating system, iOS 27, will enable users to redeem Apple gift cards by tapping them on a compatible iPhone, MacRumors reported Wednesday (Sept. 9). The iPhone will scan ...Read moreApple Brings Free AI Note-Taking to the Watch
September 10, 2026Remembering what happened in a meeting has historically meant taking handwritten notes or downloading an app like Otter, Fireflies or Granola. This week, Apple announced a version of that idea built ...Read moreApple Purchases Neural Signal Sensor Company Sonera
September 8, 2026
Apple has added sensor technology company Sonera to its list of acquisitions. The deal actually happened in May, per a notice on the European Commission website flagged in a report Tuesday (Sept. 8) by the website ...Read moreApple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem
September 8, 2026
John Ternus has been Apple’s CEO for all of eight days, counting weekends, which I’m sure he worked. This coming Wednesday he headlines his first keynote, an event Apple has ...Read moreApple Set to Kick Off Yearslong Device Blitz at Wednesday Event
September 4, 2026An Apple event scheduled for Wednesday (Sept. 9), Surprise and Shine, will mark the beginning of the longest series of device releases in the company’s history, Bloomberg reported Friday (Sept. 4). The wave will continue through ...Read moreApple’s New CEO Hypes Product Launch in First Employee Address
September 2, 2026Apple’s new CEO previewed a “phenomenal” iPhone launch in his first comments to employees. John Ternus became Apple’s chief executive Monday (Sept. 1), and used part of his introductory memo to ...Read more
Apple Teams With Axis Bank for Long-Awaited Apple Pay Debut in India
September 18, 2026Apple is preparing to launch Apple Pay in India in partnership with Mumbai-based Axis Bank, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 18), citing unnamed sources. Axis Bank is the first lender in India ...Read moreApple’s New CEO Has a Hardware Event and an AI Problem
September 8, 2026John Ternus has been Apple’s CEO for all of eight days, counting weekends, which I’m sure he worked. This coming Wednesday he headlines his first keynote, an event Apple has ...Read moreApple Says Antitrust Issues Are Hurting Services Business
August 18, 2026
Apple says antitrust battles around its App Store are weighing on its services business. The tech giant acknowledged the issue in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ...Read moreApple to Add Virtual Shopping Assistant to App Store
July 23, 2026Apple appears to be preparing a virtual shopping assistant for its App Store. Although no official announcement has been made, a report Wednesday (July 22) from the website Apple Insider pointed ...Read moreApple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths
June 30, 2026
British regulators want Apple and Google to let developers steer users to payment methods beyond the company’s app stores. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a proposal Tuesday (June 30) ...Read moreApple’s AI Challenge Moves to Center Stage as Ternus Era Begins
April 30, 2026
Apple’s earnings call was, on the surface, a story about iPhone momentum and Mac demand. iPhone revenue rose 22% year over year, Mac revenue rose 6%, and executives repeatedly pointed ...Read moreApple in Talks to Bring Digital Wallet to India
February 26, 2026Apple is reportedly talking with banks and card networks to launch Apple Pay in India. The company is holding discussions with Indian lenders ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank with plans to introduce its digital wallet ...Read moreBig Tech Faces the AI Innovator’s Dilemma.
February 4, 2026
Smith Corona was once the king of written communications. For most of the twentieth century, the sound of work and study in America was the clickety‑clack of typewriter keys in offices, ...Read moreApple Loses More AI Researchers to Meta and Google
February 1, 2026
Apple has reportedly lost at least four AI researchers recently to its big tech rivals. These departures include Yinfei Yang, Haoxuan You, Bailin Wang and Zirui Wang, Bloomberg News reported Friday ...Read moreApple Signals AI Will Power Payments Security and Growth
January 29, 2026
Apple just turned in what CEO Tim Cook called “a quarter for the record books” Thursday (Jan. 29) and the headline numbers back him up. But for the banking, payments ...Read more
Jennifer Bailey to Retire After Leading Apple Pay Since 2014 Launch
August 11, 2026
Jennifer Bailey, the Apple executive who oversaw the launch of Apple Pay, led the development of Apple Wallet and oversaw the development of Apple Card, is retiring, Bloomberg reported Tuesday ...Read moreAmex and Apple Pay Enable Users to Pay With Points
June 30, 2026
American Express U.S. card members can now use their Membership Rewards points on everyday purchases by redeeming the points directly within Apple Pay’s checkout experience. This capability is enabled by American ...Read moreApple Pay Pushes Installments to In-Store Checkout
February 17, 2026
Apple is promoting the ability of Apple Pay to let users pay over time in stores as well as in apps and online. This capability is available with iOS 26 and ...Read moreLawsuit Alleges Apple Pay a Trillion-Dollar ‘Fence’ for Stolen Wallet IP
August 7, 2025
Digital payments solution provider Fintiv is accusing Apple of racketeering and trade-secret theft in a new federal suit over the technology that powers Apple Pay. Fintiv’s complaint, lodged Wednesday (Aug. 6) ...Read moreApple Pay’s 10-Year Journey and Its Next Decade of Decisions
October 22, 2024
PYMNTS Intelligence published its annual report on the usage and adoption of Apple Pay yesterday (October 21). That report marked the ten-year milestone of Apple Pay’s launch, which was the ...Read moreApple Shutters Pay Later as It Paves Broader Path for Installment Loans
June 17, 2024
Nearly two years after its initial announcement and about eight months after its nationwide debut, Apple Pay Later is being discontinued. In the wake of that announcement, the company is charting ...Read moreApple Pay Expands Services Ecosystem ‘Off’ iPhone Onto Chrome and Into Installments
June 11, 2024
The first few days of Apple’s annual developer conference, stretching from Monday (June 10) to Friday (June 14), may seemingly be all about artificial intelligence. But a set of announcements Tuesday ...Read moreApple Cash Adds Virtual Card Numbers, Enabling Spending at More Merchants
April 9, 2024
Apple Cash cards now have virtual card numbers, enabling users to securely spend their Apple Cash at merchants that don’t accept Apple Pay. This change was included among updates to Apple Cash terms ...Read moreSunrate Adds Apple Pay to Payment and Treasury Management Platform
April 8, 2024
Sunrate has added Apple Pay to its global payment and treasury management platform. This new option offers the company’s commercial credit card customers a safer, more secure and private way to pay, Sunrate said ...Read moreThe Apple Pay Threat Facing Banks
March 18, 2024
A friend was preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime yoga retreat to a fancy resort in Malaysia. The trip was a long one with stopovers in Qatar and two days in Kuala ...Read more
Walmart Opens Checkout as Amazon Builds Its AI Advantage
September 10, 2026
Today’s most consequential retail technology investments have little to do with making things better, and more to do with redesigning them entirely. Walmart is rolling out tap-to-pay across its U.S. stores, ...Read moreWhy the Mall of the Future Won’t Have a Parking Lot
August 12, 2026
Every morning, they start showing up to shop. By the time the East Coast is at work, the crowd is in the tens of millions. They come with an occasion. A ...Read moreWalmart Names New CEO as Retail Moves From Shelves to Software
February 3, 2026
The world’s newest trillion-dollar company also has a new CEO. And no, it’s not Disney. And while trillion-dollar market caps might bring to mind visions of big tech hyperscalers, it’s not ...Read moreRetailers Rely on Modern POS to Beat Uncertainty
July 18, 2025
Watch more: Unified Commerce Starts With the Modern POS The traditional brick-and-mortar retail store is undergoing a transformation, evolving from a transaction point into a sophisticated command center designed to enhance ...Read moreWarby Parker Co-CEO: Google AI Glasses Coming After 2025
June 4, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered glasses from Google and eyewear retailer Warby Parker will not hit the market until after this year, according to the co-CEO of the glasses retailer. “These are going ...Read moreIDC Lowers Worldwide Smartphone Shipment Forecast, Citing Uncertainty and Tariffs
May 30, 2025
The volume of worldwide smartphone shipments in 2025 is expected to be impacted by uncertainty, tariff volatility and a slowdown in consumer spending, market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) ...Read moreShein Lowers Prices Following US-China Trade War Truce
May 15, 2025
Shein cut prices for customers in the United States after Washington temporarily lowered tariffs on Chinese imports. “We’ve lowered our prices across a wide range of styles, which means more big ...Read moreHow Amazon and Walmart Are Rewiring Retail’s Future With Robotics
May 9, 2025
Competition comes best in twos. Think Apple and Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, McDonald’s and Burger King and many other famous pairings. It’s because a dose of healthy competition ultimately benefits the ...Read moreFrom Cautious Consumers to Tariff Jitters: Walmart and Amazon Face Q1 Headwinds
February 27, 2025
During their respective earnings calls earlier this month, Amazon and Walmart were cautious in their first-quarter 2025 outlooks, reflecting concerns about inflation and slowing consumer spending. Amazon’s projected revenue of $151 ...Read moreAI, Omnichannel and Social Commerce: Inside the 2024 D2C Transformation
December 24, 2024
The retail sector is witnessing changes, with direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands leading innovation. As 2024 wanes, key trends influence how consumers interact with brands and make purchasing decisions. From artificial intelligence-powered personalization ...Read more