Apple's chief executive revealed during yesterday's conference call discussing the company's September quarter earnings with analyst and Wall Street investors that the coronavirus pandemic gave the Apple Pay contactless payment solution a major boost.
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iOS 14.2 brings a new yearly spending history option for the Apple Card
iOS 14.2 brings a Yearly Activity option for the Apple Card. It's available under the Activity view in the upcoming iOS 14.2 update, having appeared in the second beta that dropped yesterday.
Apple Pay’s Express Transit feature launches for the Washington Metro
According to an official announcement, the Washington Metro now officially supports the Express Transit feature of Apple Pay after announcing upcoming support last December.
German bank Sparkasse brings Apple Pay support to its popular Giro debit card
Holders of Sparkasse's popular Giro debit card in Germany, also known as the Sparkassen-Card, cano now add there card to the Wallet app and use it for Apple Pay.
LA Metro announces TAP transit cards will gain Apple Pay support later this year
The Los Angeles Metro yesterday confirmed that the TAP card system for public transport will be picking up support for the Apple Pay mobile payment feature from Apple later this year.
Get 50% off Snapfish photo books, cards and more when you use Apple Pay
Apple has teamed up with Snapfish, a web-based photo sharing and photo printing service owned by Shutterfly, for an attractive Apple Pay promotion.
Apple Pay support for Mac Catalyst apps is launching this fall
iPhone and iPad apps which have been ported over to the Mac using Apple's Catalyst framework will support the company's Apple Pay mobile payment solution with the release of iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and macOS 11.0 Big Sur in the fall.
Apple is testing making Apple Pay payments with QR codes or traditional bar codes
Apple may be working on a new mobile payment feature that would permit iPhone customers to make payments with Apple Pay using either QR codes or traditional bar codes.
New Apple Card promo: get $50 Daily Cash bonus for your Apple Services purchase in July
Following the Exxon and Mobil special offer last month, Apple is now awarding new Apple Card holders a cool $50 Daily Cash bonus when they use their card for an Apple service.
How to enroll in COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program for Apple Card
The Apple Card COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program helps those who have been impacted by the novel coronavirus by letting them skip their monthly payment during the time of crisis. Here's how to enroll in Apple's COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program for Apple Card.
Apple Pay now supports Hong Kong’s popular transit and retail Octopus card
Octopus, the popular transit and retail contactless card predominantly used in Hong Kong, is now integrated with Apple Pay for residents of Hong Kong.
Apple Card users can defer their June payment without incurring interest
Apple and Goldman Sachs are once again allowing Apple Card customers affected by the coronavirus to defer their monthly payment without incurring any interest charges whatsoever.