Apple Said To Team With Visa, MasterCard On iPhone Wallet

An anonymous reader writes with news about a possible partnership between Apple and major credit card companies. Apple plans to turn its next iPhone into a mobile wallet through a partnership with major payment networks, banks and retailers, according a person familiar with the situation. The agreement includes Visa, MasterCard, and American Express and will be unveiled on Sept. 9 along with the next iPhone, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. The new iPhone will make mobile payment easier by including a near-field communication chip for the first time, the person said. That advancement along with Touch ID, a fingerprint recognition reader that debuted on the most recent iPhone, will allow consumers to securely pay for items in a store with the touch of a finger.

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But will it load EBT?

[Anonymous Coward]

Then Obama can give out Cellphones AND Food Stamps in one go. Find some way to get Siri to dispense medical advice and the ACA is covered too.

Re:As much as I hate Apple

[ccguy]

The "as much as I hate Apple" line is getting old. That's like a sentence that starts with "I'm not racist but...".

Quite the opposite. It would like a sentence as "I'm a racist, but that nigger is right..."