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Mastercard’s tokenization technology made the digital-first AppleCard possible, but purely from a technological standpoint, Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Solutions at Mastercard, told Bank Innovation. It was the evolution of consumers' and merchants' preferences in how they make and receive payments that made the card a reality.
based card consolidation startup Curve this week launched with Apple Pay, allowing customers to connect their Curve cards to their Apple iPhones, watches, iPads and other devices. Curve offers a physical and digital card that consolidates multiple bank accounts and cards into one payment vehicle, supported by Mastercard.
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I was about to write a really nice piece about Apple’s announcement of the launch of a new credit card, in partnership with Goldman Sachs, when Brian Roemmele beat me to it. Brian is … The post Everything you need to know about Apple’s new credit card (and a bit more) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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