Apple - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/security

Apple stopped over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2024

Since launching in 2008, the App Store has been a safe and trusted place for users and a vibrant marketplace for developers to grow their businesses around the world.

28 May 2025

News/payments

Curve Wallet to compete with Apple Pay on iOS devices

After arriving on Android, London-based digital wallet curve has taken advantage of the opening up of the iPhone NFC interface to provide a compelling alternative to Apple Pay on iOS devices.

22 May 2025

Company announcement/crypto

Mesh adds Apple Pay integration

Mesh, the first truly global crypto payments network, today unveiled its Apple Pay integration live on stage at Token2049 during Co-Founder and CEO Bam Azizi’s keynote address.

01 May 2025

Company announcement/payments

Mollie enables Tap to Pay on iPhone for businesses in Ireland

Mollie, one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial service providers, has enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone for its Irish customers.

15 April 2025

News/payments

Visa offers Apple $100 million to ditch Mastercard

Visa has reportedly offered Apple roughly $100 million to take over the tech giant's credit card partnership from Mastercard.

02 April 2025

Company announcement/payments

Apple introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone in more European countries

Apple today introduced Tap to Pay on iPhone in Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland, enabling millions of merchants to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept in-person, contactless payments.

18 March 2025

News/regulation

Apple and Google to face UK digital wallet competition scrutiny

Amid industry concerns about the dominance of Big Tech in the provision of digital wallets, UK financial regulators say they will take a back seat and support the country's Competition and Markets Authority in its wider investigations into Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems.

19 February 2025

News/payments

Citi Flex Pay comes to Apple Pay

Citi is bringing buy now, pay later to Apple Pay, enabling card holders to split purchases into fixed monthly payments.

13 February 2025

Company announcement/payments

Visa brings Apple Pay to Egypt

Visa, a world leader in digital payments, today brings Apple Pay to its customers in Egypt. Apple Pay is a safe, secure and easy way to pay in-store, in-app and online.

20 January 2025

Company announcement/payments

Eligible Synchrony Mastercard customers get access to Pay Later feature of Apple Pay

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a premier consumer financial services company, is enhancing the way consumers securely shop online and in-app when checking out with Apple Pay on iPhone and iPad. Eligible Synchrony Preferred Mastercard, Synchrony Plus World Mastercard, or Synchrony Premier World Mastercard holders can now choose to pay with the standard terms of their credit card or use a promotional offer that includes fixed monthly payments.1

17 January 2025

News/payments

Barclays and Synchrony Financial in the running to take over Apple's credit card business

Apple is reportedly in talks with Barclays to replace Goldman Sachs as its credit card issuer.

16 January 2025

Company announcement/payments

Mastercard brings Apple Pay to customers in Egypt

Mastercard, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), brings Apple Pay to users in Egypt, providing a safer, more secure and private way to pay in-store, in-app and online.

12 December 2024