Apple Pay Later, Tech Giant’s BNPL Entry, Off to Strong Start
Apple's buy now, pay later entry is poised to give established players like PayPal, Afterpay & Klarna a run for their money, research shows.
Why Apple Pay + Buy Now Pay Later Will Drive Banks to Google Plex
A battle of titans is building between Apple and Google over the future of banking. At stake are data and checking account revenue.
7 Trends Disrupting The Future of Payments: From Apple Pay to Zelle
Here's everything you need to know about payments in the year to come — from digital wallets and mobile P2P to Venmo, Zelle, and GAFA threats like Apple Pay.
What’s The Best Mobile Payment Platform: Zelle, Venmo, Square or Apple Pay?
Mobile payments are table stakes for banking providers looking to remain relevant with today's digital consumers. Which one should you offer?
Will Stratos Make Consumers Forget Apple Pay?
In a crowded payments marketplace, Stratos Card hopes to replace current credit, debit and loyalty cards with an all-in-one alternative.
UBS On Apple Pay: Drinking The Merchant Kool-Aid
UBS recently published a report titled The Empire Strikes Back: Retailers and Banks to Join Forces as Alternative to Apple Pay in 2015. The report is so full of misguided misconceptions that, normally, I’d be inclined to think “Where did they come up with this stuff?” But in this case, I know where they came […]
Auto Loans and Apple Pay Critical to Credit Unions in 2015
A survey of credit union executives reveals that auto loans will be their top priority in 2015. What else on their radar. Find out here.
Wells Fargo Uses Pop-Up Branches to Introduce Apple Pay
The use of pop-up branches and social media by Wells Fargo provided a low-cost way to introduce and promote their Apple Pay partnership.
Big Banks Promote Apple Pay Partnership
Before Apple Pay even been launched publicly, Apple's banking partners started heavily promoting their relationship in digital media.
Is Apple Pay a Banking Trojan Horse?
Apple Pay looks like a great collaboration between credit card companies, financial institutions and retailers. There could still be losers.
Apple’s Open NFC May Benefit Some Payment Providers, But ID Applications Are the Real End Game
PayPal stands to gain in the short term. But a gold rush in identification services is the long-term play.
Apple Shifts Focus As It Drills Deeper into Payments
The big tech's new payment products announcements may signal a strategic shift away from direct participation in favor of networking.
TD Bank Deploys Apple’s Tap to Pay with iPhone to Grow Its SMB Lineup
TD joins early adopters like J.P. Morgan Payments, Square and Stripe in empowering merchants to use iPhones as payment terminals.
Cheat Sheet: Understanding the CFPB’s Brief Against Apple and Google in Contactless Payments
The CFPB's latest report on big tech and contactless payments targets the Apple/Google duopoly. Here's everything you need to know.
Is CFPB’s Mobile Payments Salvo at Apple & Google Good for the Industry?
As the use of tap-to-pay with smartphones grows, the CFPB contends that the tech giants are stifling innovation and consumer choice in payments.
Why a Tiny Credit Union Sued Apple Over Unfair Tap-to-Pay Rule
Apple Pay has enjoyed exclusive access to iPhone payments, enabling it to charge banks and credit unions whose customers upload their cards.
Apple’s Growth Strategy Emphasizes Payments + BNPL
Apple Pay expands with a BNPL option, so people can make installment purchases at retail stores using its proprietary mobile wallet.
Apple’s Strategy to Dominate Payments with Open Banking Fintech
The tech giant's startup acquisition could enhance credit card penetration in the U.S. and beyond while improving Apple Pay engagement.
What Apple’s New iPhone Contactless Payments Assault Means
By turning its mobile phones into payment terminals the iconic tech company may have grand designs of challenging Visa and Mastercard.
How Will Banks Respond if Apple Becomes Mobile Payments Player
Apple can quickly become a major payments player with the iTunes system, 500,000 credit cards on file and new merchant technology.
CFPB Targets Large Digital Payment Apps, But Will It Stick?
Final bureau rule envisions supervision and exams for major big tech and fintech digital players. Whether it will ever really occur remains unclear.
How U.S. Instant Payments Can Catch Up to the Rest of the World
'If you build it, they will come' clearly didn't work. Instead, devising use cases that eased pain points has sparked growth for The Clearing House Real-Time Payment solution.
