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Apple Pay is a mobile payment service by Apple Inc. that allows users to make payments in person, in iOS apps, and on the web.[1]

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  1. 180 relations: ACH Network, American Express, AOL, App Store (Apple), Apple Card, Apple Inc., Apple Pay, Apple silicon, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch, Armenia, Ars Technica, Automated teller machine, Île-de-France, Bancontact Payconiq Company, Bank of America, Bank of America Private Bank, BankAxept, BBC News Online, Beijing, Best Buy, Bitcoin, Bloomberg Businessweek, Brian Cornell, British Overseas Territories, Business Insider, CB Bank Card Group, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Chick-fil-A, China, China T-union, Clipper card, Consumer Reports, Contactless payment, Costa Rica, COVID-19 pandemic, Credit card, Credit card fraud, CVS Pharmacy, Dankort, Debit card, Digital Trends, Diners Club International, Discover Card, Discover Financial, East Japan Railway Company, EFTPOS, Elo (card association), EMV, ... Expand index (130 more) »

  2. Mobile payments in the United States

ACH Network

In the United States, the ACH Network is the national automated clearing house (ACH) for electronic funds transfers established in the 1960s and 1970s.

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American Express

American Express Company (Amex) is an American bank holding company and multinational financial services corporation that specializes in payment cards.

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AOL

AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City, and a brand marketed by Yahoo! Inc. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET.

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App Store (Apple)

The App Store is an app marketplace developed and maintained by Apple, for mobile apps on its iOS and iPadOS operating systems. Apple Pay and app Store (Apple) are apple Inc. services.

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Apple Card

Apple Card is a credit card created by Apple Inc. and issued by Goldman Sachs, designed primarily to be used with Apple Pay on an Apple device such as an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac. Apple Pay and Apple Card are apple Inc. services.

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Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley.

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Apple Pay

Apple Pay is a mobile payment service by Apple Inc. that allows users to make payments in person, in iOS apps, and on the web. Apple Pay and Apple Pay are 2014 software, apple Inc. services, apple Inc. software, financial services companies established in 2014, Internet properties established in 2014, mobile payments and mobile payments in the United States.

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Apple silicon

Apple silicon refers to a series of system on a chip (SoC) and system in a package (SiP) processors designed by Apple Inc., mainly using the ARM architecture.

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Apple Vision Pro

The Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset developed by Apple.

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Apple Watch

The Apple Watch is a brand of smartwatch products produced by Apple.

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Armenia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia.

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.

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Automated teller machine

An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.

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Île-de-France

The Île-de-France is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023.

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Bancontact Payconiq Company was formed following the merger of Bancontact Company and Payconiq Belgium.

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Bank of America

The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with investment banking and auxiliary headquarters in Manhattan.

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Bank of America Private Bank

Bank of America Private Bank (formerly U.S. Trust) was founded in 1853 as the United States Trust Company of New York.

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BankAxept

BankAxept is the national payment system in Norway, used both physically and eventually digitally.

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BBC News Online

BBC News Online is the website of BBC News, the division of the BBC responsible for newsgathering and production.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Best Buy

Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency.

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Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek, previously known as BusinessWeek (and before that Business Week and The Business Week), is an American monthly business magazine published 12 times a year.

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Brian Cornell

Brian C. Cornell (born 1958) is an American businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Target Corporation.

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British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

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Business Insider

Business Insider (stylized in all caps, shortened to BI, known from 2021 to 2023 as Insider) is a New York City–based multinational financial and business news website founded in 2007.

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CB Bank Card Group

The CB Bank Card Group (Groupement des cartes bancaires CB), also known as simply CB, is France's national interbank network, with over 46,000 ATMs and over 1 million EFTPOS acceptance points.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and some of its suburbs, including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service.

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Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A, Inc. (a play on the American English pronunciation of "filet") is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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China T-union

China T-Union, also known as TU, is a contactless transport card widely used in China.

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Clipper card

The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used for automated fare collection in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports (CR), formerly Consumers Union (CU), is an American nonprofit consumer organization dedicated to independent product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, public education, and consumer advocacy.

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Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards, or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices, that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) or near-field communication (NFC) for making secure payments. Apple Pay and Contactless payment are mobile payments.

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica (literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Credit card

A credit card is a payment card, usually issued by a bank, allowing its users to purchase goods or services or withdraw cash on credit.

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Credit card fraud

Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card.

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CVS Pharmacy

CVS Pharmacy, Inc. is an American retail corporation.

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Dankort

The Dankort is the national debit card of Denmark.

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Debit card

A debit card, also known as a check card or bank card, is a payment card that can be used in place of cash to make purchases.

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Digital Trends is a Portland, Oregon-based tech news, lifestyle, and information website that publishes news, reviews, guides, how-to articles, descriptive videos and podcasts about technology and consumer electronics products.

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Diners Club International

Diners Club International (DCI), founded as Diners Club, is a charge card company owned by Discover Financial Services.

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Discover Card

Discover is a credit card brand issued primarily in the United States.

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Discover Financial

Discover Financial Services is an American financial services company that owns and operates Discover Bank, an online bank that offers checking and savings accounts, personal loans, home equity loans, student loans and credit cards.

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East Japan Railway Company

The is a major passenger railway company in Japan, the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies.

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EFTPOS

Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale, abbreviated as EFTPOS; is the technical term referring to a type of payment transaction where electronic funds transfers (EFT) are processed at a point of sale (POS) system or payment terminal usually via payment methods such as payment cards (debit cards, credit cards or gift cards).

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Elo (card association)

Elo is a Brazilian national financial services corporation headquartered in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil.

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EMV

EMV is a payment method based on a technical standard for smart payment cards and for payment terminals and automated teller machines which can accept them.

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Engadget

Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology.

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European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central component of the Eurosystem and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) as well as one of seven institutions of the European Union.

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European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).

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European Economic Area

The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the Agreement on the European Economic Area, an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

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Face ID

Face ID is a facial recognition system designed and developed by Apple Inc. for the iPhone and iPad Pro.

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FeliCa

FeliCa is a contactless RFID smart card system from Sony in Japan, primarily used in electronic money cards.

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Financial Times

The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

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Find My

Find My is an asset tracking service made by Apple Inc. that enables users to track the location of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS devices, AirPods, AirTags, and a number of supported third-party accessories through a connected iCloud account. Apple Pay and Find My are apple Inc. services.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.

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Fortune (magazine)

Fortune (stylized in all caps) is an American global business magazine headquartered in New York City.

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Girocard

girocard is an interbank network and debit card service connecting virtually all automated teller machines (ATMs) and banks.

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Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.

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Google Pay (payment method)

Google Pay (formerly Android Pay) is a mobile payment service developed by Google to power in-app, online, and in-person contactless purchases on mobile devices, enabling users to make payments with Android phones, tablets, or watches. Apple Pay and Google Pay (payment method) are mobile payments and mobile payments in the United States.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Hop Fastpass

Hop Fastpass is a contactless smart card for public transit fare payment on most transit modes in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area including MAX Light Rail, WES commuter rail, Portland Streetcar, The Vine, and all TriMet and C-TRAN buses.

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Hyundai Card

Hyundai Card is a credit card company under Hyundai Motor Group headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

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ICOCA

is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on the JR West rail network in Japan.

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IMessage

iMessage is an instant messaging service developed by Apple Inc. and launched in 2011.

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Instant payment

Instant payment (sometimes referred to as real-time payment or faster payment) is a method of electronic funds transfer, allowing for almost immediate transfer of money between bank accounts.

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Interac

Interac is a Canadian interbank network that links financial institutions and other enterprises for the purpose of exchanging electronic financial transactions.

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Interchange fee

Interchange fee is a term used in the payment card industry to describe a fee paid between banks for the acceptance of card-based transactions.

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International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War

International sanctions have been imposed against Russia and Crimea during the Russo-Ukrainian War by a large number of countries, including the United States, Canada, the European Union, and international organisations following the Russian annexation of Crimea, which began in late February 2014.

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IOS 10

iOS 10 is the tenth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., being the successor to iOS 9.

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IOS 11

iOS 11 is the eleventh major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple, being the successor to iOS 10.

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IOS 16

iOS 16 is the sixteenth major release of Apple's iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone.

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IOS 17

iOS 17 is the seventeenth and current major release of Apple's iOS operating system for the iPhone.

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IOS 8

iOS 8 is the eighth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., being the successor to iOS 7. Apple Pay and iOS 8 are 2014 software.

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IPad

The iPad is a brand of iOS- and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple, first introduced on January 27, 2010.

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IPad Air 2

The iPad Air 2 is the second-generation iPad Air tablet computer designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced on October 16, 2014, alongside the iPad Mini 3, both of which were released on October 22, 2014.

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IPad Mini 3

The iPad Mini 3 (stylized and marketed as iPad mini 3) is the third-generation iPad Mini tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced alongside the iPad Air 2 on October 16, 2014 and released on October 22.

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IPhone

The iPhone is a smartphone produced by Apple that uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

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IPhone 6

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are smartphones that were designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. They are the eighth generation of the iPhone, succeeding the iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, and were announced on September 9, 2014, and released on September 19, 2014. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus jointly were themselves replaced as the flagship devices of the iPhone series by the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on September 9, 2015.

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IPhone 7

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are smartphones that were designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. They are the tenth generation of the iPhone.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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JCB (credit card company)

, formerly Japan Credit Bureau, is a credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan.

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JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational finance company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware.

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Liquor Control Board of Ontario

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is a Crown agency that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout the Canadian province of Ontario.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Mac (computer)

Mac, short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple.

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MacBook Air

The MacBook Air is a line of laptop computers developed and manufactured by Apple since 2008.

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MacBook Pro

The MacBook Pro is a line of Mac laptop computers developed and manufactured by Apple.

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MacOS Sequoia

macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the upcoming major release of Apple's macOS operating system.

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MacOS Sierra

macOS Sierra (version 10.12) is the thirteenth major release of macOS (formerly known as and), Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

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MacRumors

MacRumors is an American website that reports and aggregates Apple Inc.- and Mac-related news, rumors, and information.

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Macworld

Macworld is a digital magazine and website dedicated to products and software of Apple Inc., published by Foundry, a subsidiary of IDG.

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Maestro (debit card)

Mastercard Maestro is a brand of debit cards and prepaid cards owned by Mastercard that was introduced in 1991.

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Magic Keyboard (Mac)

The Magic Keyboard is a family of wireless computer keyboards manufactured by Foxconn under contract for Apple Inc. The keyboards are bundled with the iMac and Mac Pro, and also sold as standalone accessories.

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Mastercard

Mastercard Inc. (stylized as MasterCard from 1979 to 2016, mastercard from 2016 to 2019) is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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Meeza

Meeza (ميزة) is an Egyptian electronic payment systems provider for domestic transactions within Egypt.

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Merchant Customer Exchange

Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) was a company created by a consortium of U.S. retail companies to develop a merchant-owned mobile payment system, which was to be called "CurrentC." The joint venture was announced on August 15, 2012. Apple Pay and merchant Customer Exchange are mobile payments.

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Miami-Dade Transit

Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) is the primary public transit authority of Miami, Florida and the greater Miami-Dade County area.

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Mir (payment system)

Mir (Мир) is a Russian card payment system for electronic fund transfers established by the Central Bank of Russia under a law adopted on 1 May 2017.

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Mobile payment

Mobile payment, also referred to as mobile money, mobile money transfer and mobile wallet, is any of various payment processing services operated under financial regulations and performed from or via a mobile device. Apple Pay and mobile payment are mobile payments.

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Multi-factor authentication

Multi-factor authentication (MFA; two-factor authentication, or 2FA, along with similar terms) is an electronic authentication method in which a user is granted access to a website or application only after successfully presenting two or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism.

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The Navigo pass (Passe Navigo) is a family of contactless smart cards that can be used for payment in public transportation in Paris and the Île-de-France region.

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Near-field communication

Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of or less.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.

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New York City Transit Authority

The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, or simply Transit, and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.

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Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel is an American editor and blogger who has been editor-in-chief of technology news website The Verge since 2014.

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Octopus card

The Octopus card (is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong.

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OMNY

OMNY (short for One Metro New York) is a contactless fare payment system, currently being implemented for use on public transit in the New York metropolitan area.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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OS X Yosemite

OS X Yosemite (version 10.10) is the eleventh major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Apple Pay and oS X Yosemite are 2014 software.

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Pasmo

is a rechargeable contactless smart card electronic money system.

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Password

A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.

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Payment

A payment is the tender of something of value, such as money or its equivalent, by one party (such as a person or company) to another in exchange for goods or services provided by them, or to fulfill a legal obligation or philanthropy desire.

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Payment card number

A payment card number, primary account number (PAN), or simply a card number, is the card identifier found on payment cards, such as credit cards and debit cards, as well as stored-value cards, gift cards and other similar cards.

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Payment terminal

A payment terminal, also known as a point of sale (POS) terminal, credit card machine, card reader, PIN pad, EFTPOS terminal (or by the older term as PDQ terminal which stands for "Process Data Quickly"), is a device which interfaces with payment cards to make electronic funds transfers.

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PayPal

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders. Apple Pay and PayPal are mobile payments.

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Personal identification number

A personal identification number (PIN), PIN code, or sometimes redundantly a PIN number, is a numeric (sometimes alpha-numeric) passcode used in the process of authenticating a user accessing a system.

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Plastic card

Plastic cards usually serve as identity documents, thus providing authentication.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.

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Proprietary software

Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.

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Provisioning (technology)

In telecommunication, provisioning involves the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide new services to its users.

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Publix

Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known as Publix, is an employee-owned American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida.

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Reddit

Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network.

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Rite Aid

Rite Aid Corporation is an American drugstore chain based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.

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Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay (stylized as SΛMSUNG Pay) is a mobile payment and digital wallet service, operated by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics.

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San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay.

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Saudi Payments Network

The Saudi Payments Network (الشبكة السعودية للمدفوعات) or mada (lit, formerly SPAN) is the major payment system in Saudi Arabia.

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Shanghai

Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.

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Shanghai Public Transport Card

The Shanghai Public Transportation Card (SPTC) (also known as) is a contactless card, utilizing RFID technology, which can be used to access many forms of public transport and related services in and around Shanghai.

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Smartphone

A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities.

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SmarTrip

SmarTrip is a contactless stored-value smart card payment system managed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).

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Softcard

JVL Ventures, LLC d/b/a Softcard (formerly Isis Mobile Wallet), was a joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon which produced a mobile payments platform known as Softcard, which used near-field communication (NFC) technology to allow users to pay for items at stores and restaurants with credit and debit card credentials stored on their smartphones. Apple Pay and Softcard are mobile payments.

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Stock Exchange Executive Council

The Stock Exchange Executive Council (SEEC) of the People's Republic of China was established to improve the efficiency of the securities market in mainland China.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.

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Storstockholms Lokaltrafik

Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL), or more formally Aktiebolaget Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (Stock Company Greater Stockholm Local Transit), is the organisation running all of the land based public transport systems in Stockholm County.

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Suica

is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card and electronic money system used as a fare card on train lines and other public transport systems in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001, by JR East.

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T-money

T-money is a rechargeable series of smart cards and other "smart" devices used for paying transportation fares in South Korea.

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Target Corporation

Target Corporation is an American retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and hypermarkets, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch is an American global online newspaper focusing on topics regarding high-tech and startup companies.

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Territories of the United States

Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Georgia Straight

The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Register

The Register is a British technology news website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee and John Lettice.

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The Standard (Hong Kong)

The Standard is an English-language free newspaper in Hong Kong with a daily circulation of 200,450 in 2012.

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The Verge

The Verge is an American technology news website headquartered in Lower Manhattan, New York City and operated by Vox Media.

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The Woodbridge Company

The Woodbridge Company Limited is a Canadian private holding company based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Tim Cook

Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Time Out (magazine)

Time Out is a global magazine published by Time Out Group.

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Touch ID

Touch ID is an electronic fingerprint recognition feature designed and released by Apple Inc. that allows users to unlock devices, make purchases in the various Apple digital media stores (iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books Store), and authenticate Apple Pay online or in apps.

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Transit Access Pass

The Transit Access Pass (TAP) is a contactless smart card used for automated fare collection on most public transport agencies within Los Angeles County, California.

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TransLink, formally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority and previously the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is the statutory authority responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport, major roads and bridges.

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Transport for London

Transport for London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most of the transport network in London, United Kingdom.

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UnionPay

UnionPay, also known as China UnionPay or by its abbreviation, CUP or UPI internationally, is a Chinese state-owned financial services corporation headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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V Pay

V Pay is a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) debit card for use in Europe, issued by Visa Europe.

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Ventra

Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois) which replaced the Chicago Card and the Transit Card automated fare collection systems.

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Visa Debit

Visa Debit is a major brand of debit card issued by Visa in many countries around the world.

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Visa Electron

Visa Electron was a debit card product that uses the Visa payment system.

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Visa Inc.

Visa Inc. is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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VisionOS

visionOS is a mixed reality operating system derived primarily from iPadOS core frameworks (including UIKit, SwiftUI, ARKit and RealityKit), and MR-specific frameworks for foveated rendering and real-time interaction.

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Walmart

Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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WatchOS

watchOS is the operating system of the Apple Watch, developed by Apple Inc. It is based on iOS, the operating system used by the iPhone, and has many similar features.

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Wayfair

Wayfair Inc. is an American e-commerce company based in Boston, Massachusetts that sells furniture and home goods online.

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WebKit

WebKit is a browser engine primarily used in Apple's Safari web browser, as well as all web browsers on iOS and iPadOS.

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Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence.

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Yikatong

The Beijing Municipal Administration & Communication Card, more commonly known as the Yikatong (literally One-card pass), is a stored-value contactless smart card used in Beijing, China, for public transportation and related uses.

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7-Eleven

7-Eleven, Inc. is an American convenience store chain, headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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9to5Mac

9to5Mac is a website covering news and rumors about Apple Inc. and its products.

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See also

Mobile payments in the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pay

Also known as Apple Cash, Apple Pay Cash, Apple Pay Later, Apple Payments, ApplePay, .

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