Payments

Vipps MobilePay for iPhone users in Norway

Vipps launches first Apple Pay alternative, starting in Norway

A hand with green-painted nails is holding a smartphone displaying an Apple Pay screen. The screen shows a shopping cart with a yellow bucket hat, one size. The payment method selected is Klarna, with the card ending in 1234. The payment plan is 4 payments of $11.25 every 2 weeks, with $11.25 due today. The total amount due today is $11.25. There is a prompt to 'Double Click to Pay' and a button at the bottom that says 'Confirm with Side Button.'

Apple Pay adds more payment flexibility with Klarna and PayPal in iOS 18

Buy with Prime PayPal option

Prime members can now use PayPal for Buy with Prime purchases

An mockup image showing adding money to Apple Cash. A smartphone is displayed against a pink background. The screen shows a financial transaction interface with the option to ‘Add Money’ selected. The amount of $50 is highlighted, and below it, the new balance after adding is shown as $258.53. A numeric keypad is visible at the bottom of the screen with numbers from 1 to 9 arranged in a grid, and 0 at the center bottom. There are two buttons flanking the zero; one appears to be for decimal input and the other could be a delete or backspace key. At the top left corner of the screen, there’s a ‘Cancel’ button, and on the top right corner, an ‘Add’ button.

Apple Cash now requires ID verification for sending $500 or more

A illustrated image of Patreon switch to iOS in-app purchase system. It showing two options The first one is recommended option which reads: "Maintain earnings and cover Apple's fees by increasing prices in iOS app." The second option reads: "Keep prices in the iOS app the same and cove Apple's fees yourself."

Apple’s App Store tax is hitting Patreon creators hard

A customer uses Tay-to-Pay on iPhone to purchase produce at the farmer’s market.

Apple now lets developers build tap-to-pay apps for iPhone

Google Wallet now automatically imports movie tickets and boarding passes from Gmail

Google Wallet now automatically imports movie tickets and boarding passes from Gmail

Google Wallet grows support with 42 banks before Google Pay shuts down

Google Wallet grows support with 42 banks before Google Pay shuts down

Google Pay shutting down in the US on June 4th

Google Pay shutting down in the US on June 4th

Apple now allows third-party apps to use NFC for tap-to-pay in EU

Apple now allows third-party apps to use NFC for tap-to-pay in EU

EU forces Apple's hand on NFC technology access after antitrust investigation

EU forces Apple’s hand on NFC technology access after antitrust investigation

PayPal's PYUSD bridging the gap between cryptocurrencies and mainstream payments

PayPal’s PYUSD bridging the gap between cryptocurrencies and mainstream payments