This eliminates the need for additional hardware or payment terminals Westpac, a financial institution, has announced the enablement of Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone contactless payment technology. This new feature provides business customers with an easy and secure payment option to accept in-person contactless payments using their compatible iPhone.…
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Following the recent launch of Apple buy now pay later Ravi Sharma, Lead Banking & Payments Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “With the launch of its Apple Pay Later service, Apple looks to expand into the BNPL market in the US, as the service has…
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Amazon has patented artificial intelligence methods to enhance data sets The US tech giants Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft (GAMAM) have filed more than 106,000 patents and Chinese tech trio Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT) have filed over 80,000 patents during the last five years. This indicates that innovation…
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Fines don’t touch the sides. Following today’s news that Google will pay app developers $90 million to settle the Play Store antitrust lawsuit; Sarah Coop, analyst in the Thematic Intelligence Team at GlobalData said paying these small developers* US$90 million in damages is a small win, but it does nothing…
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Apple Self Service Repair perfectly timed to ease both sustainability and cost of living crisis. The Apple Self Service Repair initiative is perfectly timed to ease anxiety caused by the cost of living crisis and could help persuade consumers of a better economy in investing in a new iPhone, as…
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The coverage of 5G networks in advanced markets has improved over the last year. “Apple’s newest 5G phone, the mid-range iPhone SE, will increase 5G adoption and help drive iPhones into emerging markets. The coverage of 5G networks in advanced markets has improved over the last year, but the take…
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Apple announced its new iPhone 13 series of phones. Apple’s newly released iPhone 13 will be a boost for 5G adoption. Unlike Android, iOS users lack a strong selection of 5G devices. The iPhone 13 family is a welcome addition for consumers looking to upgrade. Rival Samsung has a robust…
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“Reader” apps around the world link to an external website to set up or manage an account beginning early next year. The Japan Fair Trade Commission has closed an investigation, that will allow Apple to update coming to the App Store. The update will allow developers of “reader” apps to…
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Portable location trackers catch on. The recent buzz around bluetooth-enabled location trackers, largely due to Apple’s Airtags, has placed this technology in the spotlight, notes analyst firm GlobalData. Customers now need to be made aware of what private data these devices can gather and share because the buzz is likely…
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Overall, unencrypted, cleartext protocols are still the rule on how information flows around the world. Taiwan’s export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly two years in June, boosted by strong demand for telecommuting products such as laptops, as the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of people around the world…
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