Tag: Apple Pay
Apples Sparkonto hat mehr als zehn Milliarden Dollar an Einlagen
Apple Das Angebot von Apple könnte den Druck auf andere Akteure im Finanzsektor erhöhen. (Foto: AP) New York Im April hatte Apple ein Hochzinskonto für seine Kreditkartenkunden angekündet und traf damit…
Miles & More, Amazon and Apple – What is changing with bonus credit cards
Lufthansa credit cards Miles & More From mid-2025, Miles & More credit cards will no longer be backed by DKB, but by Deutsche Bank. (Photo: imago/Rüdiger Wölk) Frankfurt The bonus…
Around 15 million Girocards will be able to go online
savings bank Six savings banks have already started or completed the conversion to Girocards with an additional Mastercard function. (Photo: SZ Photo) Frankfurt In the next six months, many Sparkasse…
Why business in Germany would be difficult
Apple With its new commitment in the financial sector, the tech group is putting enormous pressure on traditional banks. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfort, San Francisco A new offer from the tech…
60 percent of purchases are paid in cash
money in the till Customers used cash, especially for smaller amounts. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Consumers in Germany still prefer to pay with cash. 59.4 percent of all transactions at the…
Asia is setting standards in digital payments and Germany is watching
store in Bangkok In Thailand, many locals use their smartphones when shopping and pay by QR code. (Photo: Bloomberg) Bombay If you are a foreign tourist on holiday in Thailand…
Against PayPal and Apple Pay: major US banks are planning their own payment app
Frankfurt Seven major US banks want to launch their own payment app and thus put the payment services PayPal and Apple Pay in their place. Well Fargo, Bank of America,…
Banks want to equip Girocard with more functions
giro card The Girocard is to receive additional functions. This was announced by the Association of German Banks (BdB). (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt/Berlin Germany’s banks and savings banks are preparing to…
German consumers prefer not to pay by smartphone
Pay by smartphone Most consumers in Germany still prefer cash payments. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt Even four years after the launch of Apple Pay in Germany, only a fraction of…
Handelsblatt Innovation Week: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, we have difficult months ahead. The turnaround in interest rates is causing turbulence on the financial markets. With rising bond yields in southern Europe, fears of…
Germany in an innovation emergency: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers, As a subscriber to the Handelsblatt, you know it anyway: Hardly any other topic is as important to our editorial staff as innovations and the question…
According to the EU Commission, Apple is abusing its market power
competition guardian Vice President Margrethe Vestager justifies the action of the EU Commission. (Photo: AP) Brussels According to the EU Commission, it is probably illegal that iPhones cannot be used…
The European Commission accuses Apple of violating competition rules
competition guardian Vice President Margrethe Vestager justifies the action of the EU Commission. (Photo: AP) Brussels According to preliminary investigations by the EU Commission, the US company Apple is violating…