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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Apple's iPhone Update Brings It No Closer to Payments

“When mobile payments finally make their debut on the iPhone, no one will be surprised.

Apple has been notoriously slow at venturing into transactions. The latest iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS6, is a testament to the crawl.

This past fall, iPhone users who updated their devices got a look at Apple's de facto mobile wallet, Passbook, which now holds multiple loyalty cards and coupons and tickets that are redeemable at the counter with a barcode displayed on the device's screen.”