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Apple Pay arrives in Australia thanks to American Express

Over a year since Apple launched ‘Apple Pay’ in the United States, and after adding the United Kingdom and then Canada.. it’s finally Australia’s turn to join in on the fun. But there’s a catch... Read More
Apple Pay

ANZ and Amex the winners in Australia’s banks’ fight with Apple over payment apps

David Glance, University of Western Australia Australia’s banks have always enjoyed a lucrative income from credit card “interchange fees”, the charges that the banks levy on merchants’ sales. These fees amount to AU $2.5 billion... Read More
Android PayRetailers

Teething issues with Amex and Android Pay in Australia

Despite launching a few weeks outside Google's own self-imposed deadline of a H1 2016 release, it seems there's still the odd teething issue with Android Pay. Read More
AndroidAndroid Pay

Android Pay officially launched in Australia

After a false start last month with ANZ, Google has officially launched Android Pay in Australia for a handful of financial institutions. Read More
Android Pay

Android Pay gains Full payment history and notifications

As a Halloween treat, it appears that Google has now added transaction notifications to Android Pay, for payments that weren’t made via Android Pay. A feature that has been around since day one for Samsung... Read More
Wearables

‘Hands’ on with the Amex Band

Wearables seem to be all the rage nowadays, from ‘smart’ wearables like the Apple Watch (with Apple Pay), Garmin smartwatches (with Garmin Pay) or even Fitbit devices (with Fitbit Pay), through to ‘dumb'(er) bits, like... Read More
Apple Pay

Why the Apple Pay ‘mark’ is a terrible idea

One of the great things about Apple Pay is that it ‘just works’ – wherever you can already make contactless payments, Apple Pay should work. Retailers and merchants don’t need to explicitly support Apple Pay.... Read More

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