Yeah, "... with 3.5 trillion cards in circulation." So much for checking the detail before publishing ...

And, even if Apple had bought the Discover bank, that would not have given them unfettered interactive access to depositors' funds in the other banks, except via MasterCard or Visa ...

Retail Payments (and Apple Pay)—The Reality ... http://www.ecommercebytes.com/forums/vbulletin/showthread.php?25316