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Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never wanted it to be: one that follows the lead of others. Jobs felt so strongly that he said he’d rather gamble Apple’s future instead of trying to one-up everyone else after the fact. Copycatting in Cupertino.

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Since Square purchased Afterpay, customers can get an Afterpay card to use with participating retailers that operate with Square, which lets customers use Afterpay for in-store purchases. This illusion of feeling more financially secure than one is that often comes with using BNPL services is where they garner a lot of criticism, however.

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JUNE 27, 2016

This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . Working with our partner, InfoScout, we fielded our latest quarterly consumer study of Apple Pay adoption and usage in early June and just completed our analysis. We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay. PLEASE GIVE ME A TRY!

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MARCH 1, 2020

The facial recognition app Clearview AI was banned from Apple ’s developer program after allegedly violating the iPhone maker’s rules, Buzzfeed News reported on Friday (Feb. Analysis by BuzzFeed News of Clearview AI’s app for Apple’s mobile operating system discovered that Clearview broke rules about the distribution of its apps.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

It may not be that easy for Apple , a tech giant that seems to have missed one of the most important anchors of connected commerce – the home – along with trendlines that suggest the smartphone is slowly becoming less central to the consumer and the commerce experience. Apple is investing heavily to make sure they stay on that list.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Apple has sent out a warning about a bug in iOS 13 and iPadOS. “An Apple has discovered a bug in iOS 13 and iPadOS that can result in keyboard extensions being granted full access even if you haven’t approved this access.”. This issue applies only if you’ve installed third-party keyboards on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Apple announced Tuesday (Jan. 22) that Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box all now support Apple Pay , its digital payment service. support Apple Pay. support Apple Pay. Other major retailers that now support Apple Pay include Costco and CVS Pharmacy.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

30) that it’s partnering with Apple Pay to create a “Buy Now” button for its merchants. In a press release, Volusion said merchants can now accept Apple Pay , eliminating the need for customers to enter their payment, shipping or contact information every time they make a purchase online. “In Apple is too with its iOS 11.3,

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It’s a concept Rob Orgel, now the new president and chief operating officer at Flywire , told Karen Webster was foundational to his decade-long career at Apple — where he was part of the leadership team that developed, rolled out and grew the Apple Pay business. Flywire announced his appointment Tuesday (Nov.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Apple has announced the launch of CryptoKit, a Swift API that will perform basic cryptographic functions for its iOS 13 software release, according to a report by CoinDesk. The announcement was made during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. This functionality is available by simply setting an attribute.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

In today’s news, Facebook called out Apple on its fee structure and transparency, and D.C.’s Facebook Calls Out Apple on Fees, Transparency. alleges that Apple demanded it remove a message in its app that told customers about the computer giant’s 30 percent cut of online sales for its new events feature. Facebook Inc.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments.

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MARCH 3, 2016

This well-worn legal aphorism may well describe the state of American privacy law if the FBI is successful in its bid to compel Apple to write a special version of its iPhone operating system to provide a “back door” into one of its legacy devices. Bad facts make bad law. Ostensibly, the question presented […].

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. The BBC said this change seems to be reflected on iPhones within Russia on devices set up to use the Russian version of Apple’s App Store.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Apple has joined the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an organization that wants to get rid of passwords for logging in, according to reports. The news broke when French website MacG posted a tweet that showed the Apple logo and the text “New Board Member.”.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The sophisticated intrusions are difficult to detect in part because of Apple’s own security measures. . Apple is releasing a patch for the bug in an upcoming release of iOS 13. The company also suspects that a Swiss executive was also targeted. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the U.S. and the U.K.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

s Tesco Bank unveiled Apple Siri functionality for its mobile app, state-owned firms in Indonesia are combining their mobile payments efforts through LinkAja, and the U.K. ’s s Tesco Bank unveiled Apple Siri functionality to help clients check the balances in their accounts in its mobile app, according to reports. And the U.K.’s

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MARCH 20, 2020

Just weeks ago there was talk that Chinese-made drones were a threat to American security, but authorities are increasingly looking to them as alternatives to human contact as the coronavirus crisis continues. The outbreak has changed my view of expanding the [program] as rapidly as I can.”.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The maker of “Fortnite” has asked a California judge for the second time to reinstate its popular video game to Apple Inc.’s In a court filing, Epic said of its 350 million registered Fortnite players, 116 million have accessed the survival-shooter game through Apple’s iOS operating system, the WSJ reported. Last month, U.S.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In today’s top payments news, the New York attorney general accused the Taxi and Limousine Commission of drastically inflating the price of taxi medallions, and Apple is debating letting users change their default apps. Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default Apps. NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of $810 Million Fraud.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

With one new product delayed and one giving a lackluster performance, it would have been nice for Apple if the new version of the Apple Watch had done well, but early reviewers are saying that’s not the case. Series 3 Apple Watch. It’s even more of a shame for Apple because of the company’s recent forays into chip design.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Apple is facing Russian scrutiny following a cybersecurity complaint that it is taking advantage of its controlling market position, Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog told Reuters on Thursday (Aug. Apple said the removed apps used a “highly invasive” technology – Mobile Device Management (MDM) – that violated the App Store policies.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

Google’s parent company Alphabet has surpassed Apple as the company with the biggest cash reserves in the world, according to a report by the Financial Times. The move comes as Apple has made a conscious decision to let go of some of its cash reserves, and about six years after activist investor Carl Icahn pressured the company to do so.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Apple is launching a portal that enables customers to find out what kind of data the company has kept on them. According to CNBC , the tech giant has also released additional enhanced privacy features with its new website and new iOS 12 operating system for iPhones and iPads.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Google says iPhone and iPad users can now verify sign-ins with their Android security key, according to a report by TechCrunch. Compromised credentials are one of the most common causes of security breaches. Starting today (June 12), you can use your Android phone to verify your sign-in on Apple iPads and iPhones as well.”.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

WhatsApp, which boasts end-to-end encryption and high-level security, disclosed 12 vulnerabilities in 2019, seven of which were described as critical, according to a report by the Financial Times. Rogers added that the data “strongly suggests” that WhatsApp hadn’t been taking security of the app very seriously.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. The BBC said this change seems to be reflected on iPhones within Russia on devices set up to use the Russian version of Apple’s App Store.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

A new Bluetooth security flaw was discovered that could leave users’ data unprotected and open to hackers, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. The weakness was discovered by researchers who presented their findings at the USENIX Security Symposium. Bluetooth Low Energy is not affected.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

“Consumers expect checkout to be frictionless, fast and secure,” Gaines explained. “It the process is clunkier than they might expect that we have opportunities to actually delight them by giving them options that will speed that process and make it faster, more secure and more frictionless.”. Contactless Payments And eCommerce.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Shoppers who prefer to use Google Pay will be able to do so within the eBay app, mobile website and desktop site, regardless of operating system or device. Google Pay provides users with a fast, simple and secure way to pay online,” said Alyssa Cutright, vice president of global payments, billing and risk at eBay.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

The EU is looking even further into possible antitrust violations regarding Apple , with regulators trying to find out if online sales companies were ordered to use the tech giant’s mobile payment service instead of rival services.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Visa, and more specifically Visa Direct, made two great pushes for outward expansion, while Apple is working to push both its new card and its new line of phones, possibly in reaction to its China slowdown. During Apple’s last earnings call, CEO Tim Cook hinted this development was on the way. This week we saw a little bit of both.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. Meanwhile, Jain is the face of SoFi to banks that package its loans into securities.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The first was that American mobile-wallet providers pretty much avoided it, starting with Apple eschewing QR codes in 2014 in favor of the higher-tech (and more secure) NFC technology. Apple might have once picked NFC over QR, but is now taking a second look as it contemplates building QR tech into its own offering. Second, U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Take the issue of retail security as one example. As that happens, retail operators — including some of the biggest and most famous — are turning to AI and putting more faith in the technology to help secure the future. Reducing network demands, the technology works even if cloud connection is lost.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

In today’s payments news, China has allowed PayPal to operate in the country with its purchase of a majority stake in GoPay. And Apple Pay is reportedly being investigated by the European Commission. China has allowed PayPal to operate in the country with its purchase of a majority stake in GoPay.

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