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Apple Inc is struggling to persuade Australia’s big banks to sign up for its Apple Pay mobile payment system, people familiar with the matter say, as the technology giant works from an unfamiliar negotiating position: weakness, not strength. Apple rolled...

Apple is apparently facing some resistance in getting big Australian banks to adopt support for Apple Pay[1], according to a new report. Citing unnamed sources and analysts, Reuters[2] reports that Apple’s has yet to strike a deal with Australia’s four...

Australian banks are using fees on Apple Pay transactions as a “trojan horse” to discourage the use of its mobile payments service and to condition consumers to accept transaction fees with the “longer term view... Read the rest of Apple accuses Australian...

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Payments Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Apple spoke up again about its ongoing battle with several of Australia's largest banks. These banks, including Commonwealth...

Apple has strongly criticized an attempt by three of Australia's big banks to jointly negotiate a deal over access to the iPhone's NFC mobile payment hardware, claiming it would compromise security and scupper innovation in the field (via Financial Review...