According to people familiar with the situation, Apple is finalizing its own payment system, which should simplify the purchases made using the iPhone and iPad. Payment service will be launched this fall and will work on the basis of the existing system of accounts in iTunes. In the new system, users can make payments from your mobile device using only Apple ID.
As reported by The Information citing people familiar with the situation, Apple is almost ready to launch its own mobile payment system with which the iPhone and iPad owners will be able to purchase items with their devices.
Apple payment service will be integrated into the final version of iOS 8. It will be based on existing accounting system in iTunes, which were about 800 million credit cards. Currently the Apple store you can buy books, music, movies, apps and other products. So far, users do not have the opportunity to buy other products using the account in iTunes: when buying a mobile device, the buyer must enter credit card information manually.
The new payment system will simplify this process by providing iPhone users an opportunity to fill your credit card information automatically. «Apple - the sleeping giant in the world of mobile payments. They have the opportunity to do so, they simply do not yet joined the possibility of different services. If Apple will come into play, it will change the industry "- says Forrester Research analyst Danny Carrington.
In the system, users can make payments with your gadget using only account Apple ID.Additional protection for its business transactions provide fingerprint scanner Touch ID. The source notes that the main task is to create a single Apple payment service that will combine different trading networks and data from payment systems linked to the accounts of iTunes.
According to some reports, Apple is in talks with shopping malls, riteylerskie networks, restaurants, bars and cafes on the introduction of technology iBeacon. This option can be implemented in the future payment solution "fruit" corporation to increase the accuracy of discounts and offers for the buyer, depending on the current location.
Many companies create their own payment systems, the largest of the currently existing - owned by eBay and PayPal payment system Google Wallet. According to experts' expectations, by 2017, Americans will spend through the payment system to $ 90 billion a year (compared to 2012 through the payment system has passed a $ 12.8 billion).