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Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile

From The Conversation. As people increasingly reach for their phone to pay for goods in Australia, existing players in the contactless payment industry are trying to seek competitive advantage. Four of Australia’s leading banks are trying to secure collective bargaining rights for technology that grants access to Apple Pay. This service is currently is only … Continue reading “Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile”

Another Bank Wants To Outplay Apple Pay

According to Computerworld, Heritage Bank has endorsed an application by some of the nation’s biggest banks lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that seeks the right to form a cartel to collectively negotiate with, and engage in a boycott of, mobile wallet providers including Apple, Google and Samsung. The Toowoomba-headquartered mutual bank is … Continue reading “Another Bank Wants To Outplay Apple Pay”

Apple Pay in Play With More Banks

From Business Insider. ANZ Banking Group says its recent deal with Apple to provide Apple Pay in Australia has sparked a surge in applications for credit cards and deposit accounts, which has forced the other major banks to re-enter negotiations with the technology giant. The main sticking point continues to be how to divide up the billions of dollars of … Continue reading “Apple Pay in Play With More Banks”

ANZ Offers Apple Pay In Australia

The first major Australian bank to offer Apple Pay, ANZ, today announced it will offer the service to its five million customers in Australia. ANZ customers in Australia are now able to use Apple Pay to make quick and secure purchases wherever contactless payments are accepted with either an ANZ Visa debit or credit card … Continue reading “ANZ Offers Apple Pay In Australia”

Apple Pay Users Replace Credit, Debit Cards with Mobile Payments

From eMarketer. Users make purchases with Apple Pay frequently In the year since Apple Pay launched, users have come to embrace it. In fact, many have completely replaced their use of contactless credit and debit cards in favor of Apple’s payment method. Phoenix Marketing International surveyed 3,000 general purpose credit card or debit card owners … Continue reading “Apple Pay Users Replace Credit, Debit Cards with Mobile Payments”

Apple Pay Now In Australia, For Some

As expected Apple Pay has now officially launched in Australia, but only for some because here, Apple has teamed up with American Express and the online payments provider eWAY. To use the system, first consumers will need an American Express card – direct from Amex, not from a bank who re brands the Amex card.  … Continue reading “Apple Pay Now In Australia, For Some”

Amex Holders First To Use Apple Pay In Australia

As reported  by the tech blog 9to5Mac, Apple has just announced that its mobile payments service, Apple Pay, will be available to American Express users in Australia and Canada in 2015 and Spain, Singapore and Hong Kong in 2016. Apple chief Tim Cook said that Apple Pay would be made available only to “eligible American Express … Continue reading “Amex Holders First To Use Apple Pay In Australia”

Cool factor drives merchant interest in Apple Pay

According to eMarketer, Cool factor—not customers—drives merchant interest in Apple Pay. Merchants are interested in adding Apple Pay to their offerings at the point of sale. But according to Goldman Sachs, that interest is largely based on an elusive factor: “coolness.” Novelty and “cool factor” were driving about 43% of merchant interest in Apple Pay, … Continue reading “Cool factor drives merchant interest in Apple Pay”

Apple Pay Set For UK Launch

According to “sources at multiple retailers” and Apple retail employees, Apple Pay will soon be live in the UK. The contactless payment system will likely launch on July 14th and will work with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as the Apple Watch. Following the US model, Apple Pay will use NFC to … Continue reading “Apple Pay Set For UK Launch”

Apple Pay Plots New Territory—Including Las Vegas and China

The Payment War continues. Interesting commentary from Brand Channel. After many decades, it’s still interesting to watch Apple continue to push the envelope around its primary business model. Apple Watch is a prime example, as it plunges the brand deeply into the fashion world as well as the personal tech sphere that it already dominates. Intriguing new … Continue reading “Apple Pay Plots New Territory—Including Las Vegas and China”