Apple Card may hit Europe after all, breaking its US exclusivity, as Apple has snapped up Credit Kudos, UK's startup which offers credit-checking services.
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Apple Card currently experiencing issues, including paying the bill
iCloud, Apple's cloud-based service which is associated with so many of different other services, is having a bit of a rough 2022. The year started out with many developers raising concerns that iCloud sync for third-party apps had been experiencing issues for quite some time. But then various services, including Game Center, Backup, Photos, and other services experienced outages throughout the month.
Apple reports record Q1 2022 revenue of $123.9 billion
It's that time of year again. No, not a day when Apple announces new products and/or services. It's Earnings Day, which means we get to find out just how much Apple managed to rake in over the last few months. Hint: it's a lot.
New Apple Card customers can earn 5% Daily Cash back on eligible purchases for a limited time
The Apple Card has been around for a stretch now, and it offers up some pretty solid cash back offerings. Depending on where you shop, that is. Using it for Apple devices, for instance, typically earns the most cash back at 3%.
Add a new Apple Card user to your account and they’ll receive $10 Daily Cash
A new Apple Card promotion running this month invites you to add a new Apple Card user to your account via the Family Sharing feature to instantly receive $10 Daily Cash.
Apple Card is once again offering 6% Daily Cash on eligible Apple Online Store purchases [Updated: not so much]
In time for the holiday season in 2019, Apple rolled out a boost to Daily Cash earnings for Apple Card owners. Typically, Apple offers 3% cash back when buying eligible products from an Apple Store, either in a physical retail shop or online. And if you use Apple Pay. But while Apple may have skipped last year, it appears the program's boost to 6% was good enough to bring back eventually.
As of iOS 15, Apple Card gets an advanced fraud protection feature with rotating security codes
Advanced fraud protection for Apple Card owners is now available as part of the iOS 15 update, which automatically rotates the card's three-digit security code every now and then.
Mastercard is dropping the magnetic stripe for security purposes beginning in 2024, Apple Card included
As time marches on, and security needs change and evolve, companies need to do the same thing. There once was a time when you'd hand a store associate a credit card and they'd use a physical machine to copy your card details on some paper and call it good. Today, though, our credit and debit cards are outfitted with small chips that make them much more secure than a flimsy piece of paper. They are also equipped with a magnetic strip, too, but it looks like that's on the way out.
Apple featuring exclusive monthly promotions for Apple Card holders in the Wallet app
Apple used its Wallet app to push deals to Apple Card holders before, but this is the first time the company has offered exclusive deals that includes one of its own services as a perk.
Apple will partner with Affirm to launch ‘buy now, pay later’ option in Canada soon
It wasn't all that long ago that it was rumored Apple, along with Goldman Sachs, was moving into the "buy now, pay later" market. It's lucrative, to say the least, and now it looks like Apple has indeed endeavored to make it happen. But it looks like it'll be a semi-limited one to start.
Apple’s Services division sets a new all-time record as it brings in $17.5 billion
Earlier today, Apple announced the results for its third fiscal quarter. It was another dominant stretch of three months for the company, and, of course, its Services division. As has become the norm for these results, it's the Services division that continues to break records.
Apple releases iOS 14.7, iPadOS 14.7 with support for MagSafe Battery Pack; tvOS 14.7, watchOS 7.6, HomePod 14.7 now available
After weeks of beta testing, the day has finally arrived. The next update for iOS and iPadOS is now available to the public. Now, it's not quite the big update we're all waiting for -- iOS 15 doesn't arrive until this fall -- but it's certainly a noteworthy uptick in version number, at least.