Buy now, pay later (BNPL) network Affirm is now available for Apple Pay users. The integration, announced Monday (Sept. 16), lets Apple Pay users in the U.S. pay for purchases via iPhone and iPad over time using Affirm, breaking down their payments into biweekly or...
Apple is trying to shake up the AI and smartphone landscapes with its new iPhone 16 lineup and a cautious rollout of Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI-powered features unveiled at an event on Monday (Sept. 9). The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are...
More than half a billion people own crypto, primarily as a speculative investment. And now, with the news Thursday (Sept. 5) that Mercuryo has launched a euro-denominated debit card that allows users to spend bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies directly at over 100 million merchants using...
PayPal is integrating its debit card with Apple Wallet to enter the in-store payment arena. The company announced its omnichannel “PayPal Everywhere” solution Thursday (Sept. 5), and with it an expansion of its rewards program, letting users pick a monthly category of spending, such as groceries or clothing, to receive...
August 14, 2024
Digital wallets are transforming payments and commerce. In today’s operational landscape, where convenience reigns supreme and value-added services drive customer stickiness, the financial services industry faces new challenges and opportunities from the Big Tech builders of those very digital wallets. With the news at Tuesday’s (Aug. 13) ninth annual Made by Google event that Google […]
July 12, 2024
For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge...
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...
April 15, 2024
Earnings season has begun, and at least initially, investors seemed nonplussed. Despite resilient consumer spending, inflation’s sticky too — and pressures are evident in the CE 100 Index, especially on...
September 17, 2024
Monzo has begun letting its card customers access Apple’s monthly installment payments offering. The U.K. digital lender announced Tuesday (Sept. 17) that it is launching a credit card feature that lets customers choose monthly payments before completing their purchase online with Apple Pay when using the bank’s credit card product Monzo Flex. “Our customers love using their Flex credit card […]
September 16, 2024
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) network Affirm is now available for Apple Pay users. The integration, announced Monday (Sept. 16), lets Apple Pay users in the U.S. pay for purchases...
September 05, 2024
PayPal is integrating its debit card with Apple Wallet to enter the in-store payment arena. The company announced its omnichannel “PayPal Everywhere” solution Thursday (Sept. 5), and with it an expansion of its rewards program,...
August 27, 2024
Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Zip is reportedly considering a partnership with Apple. That collaboration would integrate Zip’s installment payments offering with Apple in the U.S., CEO Cynthia...
