Apple’s Big September News - iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 and iPad Mini

iPhone 13 Mini and iPhone 13 get better battery life and new camera tricks. iPhone 13 Pros get brighter, faster displays. Apple Watch grows a larger screen with Series 7. And Apple revamps the iPad Mini. WSJ’s Joanna Stern highlights the fall lineup.

 

Here's where people are using Apple Pay the most

From ETCIO.com –

“We're now getting a better picture of where iPhone users are taking advantage of Apple Pay.

Between its launch on Oct. 16 to the end of November, Apple Pay has already grown to represent 1.7% of mobile payments.

Google Wallet made up 4% of all mobile payments over the same period.

The top three retailers for Apple Pay were Whole Foods, Walgreens, and McDonalds, according to research firm ITG.

Panera and Subway rounded out the top five Apple Pay retailers.

ITG says Whole Foods accounted for 20% of all Apple Pay transactions in November, and 28% of all dollars spent.

Walgreens accounted for 19% of all transactions and 11% of spend, and McDonald's made up 11% of transactions and 3% of dollars spent.

The dominant force in mobile payments right now is PayPal. The eBay subsidiary had a 78% market share last month.

Apple Pay will continue growing into next year when the Apple Watch comes out. Apple has also been adding banks to their network and claims it supports cards representing 90% of US credit card purchase volume.’

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Apple a decade behind Japan mobile payment curve

From The Economic Times

“Apple's proud announcement that its new iPhone could be used to buy goods in a single swipe left customers non-plussed in Japan, where mobile contactless payments have been normal fare for a decade.

A type of Near Field Communication (NFC) chip, known in Japan as FeliCa, was introduced to the Japanese mobile market in June 2004 and has been been implanted in almost all phones sold in the country since.

The iPhone has been one of the few chip-less exceptions - something that will change when the new models hit Japanese shelves on September 19.”

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What we are reading … 6th March 2013

iPhone piggy bank predicts how well you'll do in life http://cnet.co/Z4bkJb

Central banks 'cannot resolve crisis without govt action' http://dld.bz/cmZGF

Don't Worry About Goldman, They'll Figure Out This Volcker Rule Thing http://dld.bz/cmZGC

Charities suffer amid mobile payments muddle http://www.thelocal.se/46470#.UTGPIjxOCKS.twitter

Kenya's M-Shwari crosses Ksh1 billion in mobile banking transactions a month http://dld.bz/cm5Td

Over half of corporates have no SEPA idea http://shar.es/jEEoC

HSBC pays $4.2bn for fines and mis-selling in 2012 http://bbc.in/14jskN9

Consumer Appetite for Comprehensive, Mobile PFM Grows http://twb.io/VhPX9o

African mobile money adoption soars - GSMA http://www.finextra.com/News/FullStory.aspx?newsitemid=24596

How much data can police swipe from suspects' phones without a warrant? http://dld.bz/cm5SX

Risk In The Supply Chain A Growing Concern for Banks and Regulators http://twb.io/ZI9yOE

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.”

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Top 5 iPhone, Android Payment Glitches Revealed

Remote check deposit and other mobile banking services are all the rage among certain iPhone- and Android-packing techies. For regular consumers, there are a lot of frustrating kinks still to be worked out. <<WATCH VIDEO>>