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NFC may play a role in Apple’s future with mobile payments

Stephen Vagus
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Apple could finally embrace NFC technology in the near future Investment firm Morgan Stanley believes that Apple will finally embrace NFC technology through a platform called “iWallet.” This is not the first such prediction to be made concerning Apple and NFC, but past forecasts regarding the pairing have failed to live up to reality. Apple has avoided NFC largely because of its concerns regarding the technology’s security and capabilities, but this avoidance mostly involved Apple’s use of NFC in mobile payments. NFC has come under fire in recent years due…

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Apple brings new POS systems to retail stores to support mobile payments

Stephen Vagus
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New POS systems are being introduces to Apple’s retail stores Apple is beginning to introduce new mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems to their physical retail stores. These POS solutions make use of the iPhone 5S and the company’s “EasyPay” system. The EasyPay system has been in place since 2009 and Apple has been using it to provide consumers with more convenience for several years. Apple’s interest in the mobile shopping space has been growing steadily over the past few years, but the company has been very cautious with its entrance into…

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Apple sees promise in mobile commerce platforms

Stephen Vagus
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Apple may be taking steps to finally break into mobile commerce More momentum is being added to rumors suggesting that Apple will finally make an entrance into the mobile commerce market. The company has been taking a slow and cautious approach to the mobile commerce issue, hoping to avoid some of the pitfalls that other companies entering into this sector have fallen into. Recent reports suggest that Apple is actively working to build a new mobile commerce platform that may be featured as part of the iPhone 6 that is…

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Mobile commerce on Christmas Day was led by smartphones

John Montgallo
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Shopping trends on December 25 were revealed by IBM and showed that cell phones beat out tablets. IBM has released its figures regarding mobile commerce and shopping trends that occurred on Christmas Day 2013, and it has shown that even though the tablet has been seen as the primary shopping device, it was smartphones that led the way on that specific day of the year. This is according to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark and the assessments it included. When it comes to mobile commerce both in traffic and in…

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Apple’s BIG release falls short of mobile commerce expectations

Sam Lambert
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New iPhones may cater to mobile payments more effectively Apple has revealed the iPhone 5S, which has largely held true to speculations concerning the features it would offer. The latest iteration of the company’s flagship smartphone makes some modest improvements on its predecessor and includes new fingerprint scanning technology. The company also revealed additional details regarding iOS 7 and its use of Passbook, Apple’s modest digital wallet platform. While Apple may not be taking an aggressive step into the mobile payments space with its new iPhone and iOS 7, the…

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