Apple Touts Strong Growth of Apple Pay Globally, though Again Fails to Release Actual Transaction Figures

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Apple said the number of Apple Pay users doubled globally while transactions tripled during the last quarter, but the company did not release many details explaining reasons for the increases and again released no actual figures on Apple Pay usage.

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