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Tag: e-payments

4 reasons why Apple’s iBeacon is about to disrupt interaction design

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:21 amWednesday, December 11, 201321 Comments

You step inside Walmart and your shopping list is transformed…

Apple’s revolutionary iWallet is coming

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:29 amMonday, January 6, 201411 Comments

This week, Apple unveiled the first large-scale integration of iBeacon…

Apple could have 250 million iBeacon-capable units in the wild by 2014

Saturday, December 7, 2013 11:11 amSaturday, December 7, 201324 Comments

Yesterday, Apple began a small press push on its new iBeacon technology…

Apple turns on iBeacon to guide shoppers at 254 U.S. retail stores

Friday, December 6, 2013 8:39 amFriday, December 6, 201314 Comments

Apple Inc. will begin using the technology at its 254 U.S. stores to send you…

Bar deploys Apple’s iBeacon to give patrons free access to Newsstand magazines

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 8:58 amWednesday, December 4, 201321 Comments

Beacon, Apple’s hyperlocal trigger tech in iOS 7…

Apple’s location-tracking iBeacon is poised to explode across retail faster than anyone can imagine

Friday, October 25, 2013 1:00 pmFriday, October 25, 201333 Comments

Embedded in Apple’s iOS 7’s flashier interface and multitasking features…

Apple’s Passbook already a powerful mobile commerce platform

Saturday, October 19, 2013 3:58 pm22 Comments

Apple’s Passbook was initially launched in September of 2012…

iOS 7 users: Apple’s secret retail weapon is already in your pocket

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:03 am30 Comments

It’s been a month since Apple unleashed iOS 7 onto the world…

Attention, retailers: With iBeacon, Apple has figured out mobile marketing

Friday, October 11, 2013 3:06 pm14 Comments

For some time now, manufacturers and retailers have looked for the best ways…

Apple leads, the rest follow: Google dumps NFC requirement in Google Wallet app

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:00 pmWednesday, September 18, 20139 Comments

Today, Google announced it’s rolling out a new version of the Google Wallet…

Apple’s ‘Timid Tim’ once again disappoints says guy who doesn’t understand what he’s just seen

Monday, September 16, 2013 12:20 pmMonday, September 16, 201383 Comments

As Tuesday’s iPhone event showed yet again, Apple under CEO Tim Cook…

Apple’s brilliant iBeacons system will enable purchases, contextual marketing, automated check-ins and much more

Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:38 amSaturday, September 14, 201340 Comments

Apple won’t just kill cash registers. They’ll probably kill NFC, too…

Apple’s iPhone 5S Fingerprint authentication to boost mobile commerce, corporate adoption

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:00 pmWednesday, September 4, 201333 Comments

Apple’s acquisition of AuthenTec is expected to result in a fingerprint sensor included in iPhone 5S…

Apple iPhone fingerprint reader speculation boosting biometric stocks

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 8:29 amWednesday, August 14, 20139 Comments

As the technology world buzzes with speculation that the next iPhone…

Apple v. Android: Bang per watt – Apple’s massive advantage

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:57 pmTuesday, August 13, 20136 Comments

When your Android phone won’t communicate with others, it will be tough to rationalize…

Wearables and e-payments: What Apple might get from purchase of Passif Semiconductor

Thursday, August 1, 2013 5:34 pmThursday, August 1, 201312 Comments

Apple has acquired small semiconductor company, Passif Semiconductor…

Apple seeds iOS 7 beta 4; biometric fingerprint sensor code found within

Monday, July 29, 2013 2:58 pmMonday, July 29, 201328 Comments

Looks like the rumors are true…

Apple patent application details fingerprint scanner hidden within bezel of iOS devices, MacBooks and beyond

Thursday, June 20, 2013 9:01 amThursday, June 20, 201311 Comments

Apple has been working on biometric sensors for fingerprint scanners…

Apple’s worst kept secret: Mobile payments

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:31 pmWednesday, June 12, 201322 Comments

WWDC’s biggest news: Apple has information on 575 million credit cards in its system…

Banker warns: Apple threatens banking system

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 9:29 amTuesday, May 28, 201345 Comments

Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Ian Narev…

PayPal exec seemingly confirms ‘iPhone 5S’ fingerprint sensor

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:30 am21 Comments

Michael Barrett, chief information security officer of PayPal…

Apple’s iPhone will become legal tender

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:01 amWednesday, May 15, 201334 Comments

The next area for Apple to dominate…

Apple patents offline iTunes purchases using per-device ‘credit’ system

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:01 amTuesday, April 9, 201311 Comments

This patent could be a harbinger of new never-before-seen iTunes functionality…

Apple’s iPhone 5S could jump-start mobile payments

Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:09 pm2 Comments

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, consumers spent an estimated $2.4 trillion…

Freelance hack II: Apple’s ‘iWatch’ won’t ‘become the next iPhone’

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:43 pmWednesday, March 20, 201331 Comments

Most people I know have replaced traditional watches with their phones…

Apple’s billion dollar mobile payment magic trick

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:01 pmWednesday, March 20, 201323 Comments

Why would Apple reportedly be putting a fingerprint reader in its next iPhone…

Freelance hack: Nobody needs an Apple iWatch or anything like it

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 11:28 amWednesday, March 20, 201327 Comments

Knowing how Apple works, if it does launch an ‘iWatch,’ it will probably be…

Apple’s rumored ‘iWatch’ is too late?

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1:29 pmWednesday, March 20, 201332 Comments

Apple is always highlighted in investing news, but buyer beware…

Disney ‘MagicBands’ showcases massive potential for Apple’s iWatch

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 4:03 pmWednesday, March 6, 201315 Comments

Disney CEO Bob Iger sits on Apple’s board of directors…

Dunkin’ Donuts mobile app adds support for Apple Passbook

Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:28 pmThursday, February 28, 20134 Comments

Dunkin’ Donuts today announced its popular Dunkin’ Donuts Mobile App for iPhone…

Apple’s ‘iWallet’ coming this year?

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:33 pmWednesday, February 20, 201312 Comments

Apple has been working on a true iPhone based credit/debit card system…

Apple Retail Stores soon to accept payment via Passbook

Monday, October 15, 2012 6:45 pm13 Comments

Apple is preparing to put Passbook to good use in its physical retail stores…

Apple patent reveals biometric features for e-commerce and security for Macs, iOS devices

Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:32 pmThursday, October 11, 20123 Comments

On Tuesday Apple was granted a patent for a two-step unlock screen feature…

Bank of America tests technology to pay with iPhones

Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:01 amThursday, September 27, 201213 Comments

Bank of America Corp is testing a technology that allows a customer to pay…

Why omitting NFC in iPhone 5 should work out just fine for Apple

Friday, September 14, 2012 11:32 amFriday, September 14, 201220 Comments

When Apple revealed its new Passbook mobile payment system as part of the iOS 6 preview…

Google expands Google Wallet functionality with features found in Apple’s Passbook (with video)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:26 pm16 Comments

Google has revealed plans to enhance its Wallet service with location-aware…

Apple could kill off Visa, MasterCard

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:40 pm26 Comments

I’m starting to get the sense that these card companies, many of which have introduced…

Analyst: Samsung, Google may try to steal AuthenTec from Apple

Friday, July 27, 2012 3:11 pmFriday, July 27, 201220 Comments

Shares of biometric sensor technology maker Authentec…

Apple’s $356 million AuthenTec buy a possible prelude to mobile e-payments

Friday, July 27, 2012 3:00 pmFriday, July 27, 20122 Comments

Apple bought AuthenTec Inc., a maker of fingerprint sensors and security solutions…

Mobile e-payments via NFC not ready for prime time until Apple says it is

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:02 pmWednesday, July 18, 201213 Comments

The technology that some have heralded as the driver of the cashless revolution…

Airline exec expects Apple to incorporate NFC into next-gen iPhone, Passbook app

Monday, June 25, 2012 9:06 am7 Comments

Jim Peters, CTO at SITA, told delegates at this year’s Air Transport IT Summit…

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