Apple has a good trust relationship with its customers. Goldman Sachs on the other-hand has a proven track record of sleaze. Apple partnering with them totally ridiculous. 
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Apple and Goldman Sachs Expected to Launch Credit Card Later This Year With Unique Features in Wallet App
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Apple has had a credit card for years.
[doublepost=1550764064][/doublepost]MC? Not much interested in picking up Costco customers I guess.
https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/financing
Apple has had an arrangement with Barclay for a long time. I don't know if it actually says Apple on the card itself though.
This doesn't help the image thing either, of Apple being a high-end, luxury company. Not for the little people.
Ever since the hiring of Angela, Apple seems insistent on being the "bling" choice. There's not nearly as many of those people as there are the common folk who built the company.
It’ll take more than 2% on purchases and possibly more on Apple purchases for me to sign up for this card.
No, no credit card in the UK has Apple or its logo on it so far as I know.
Plus all that link does is provide rewards from Apple, it is not an actual credit card by Apple.
The card does exist for US only as far as I know, but they do offer financing through Barclay in the UK. Not sure if they will send you an actual card after checkout but you do have to run a credit check for it. The US card is Apple branded though. https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/financing
I suspect it’s just a reward programme like any other, you get a few in the UK, but the cars usually aren’t branded apart from the bank.
I suspect it’s off the back of financing Apple purchases through Apple, which in the UK at a guess would be handled by Barclays.
I'm not sure this is the biggest issue to be focusing on, at least in the context of Apple Pay/Wallet. Maybe their current deal with Barclays leaves a lot to be desired, though; I've never had the Apple card so I don't know for sure.
Really, Apple should make deals with Kroger and some of the other holdouts to pay some of their swipe fees for every NFC transaction. It wouldn't need to be forever, either, just a couple of years or so. At this point the main issue is that those holdouts hate accepting cards in the first place and don't want to encourage it more than absolutely necessary.
Really, Apple should make deals with Kroger and some of the other holdouts to pay some of their swipe fees for every NFC transaction. It wouldn't need to be forever, either, just a couple of years or so. At this point the main issue is that those holdouts hate accepting cards in the first place and don't want to encourage it more than absolutely necessary.
It seems they are trying to enter the retail banking business. They recently launched a savings and loans online banking service called "Marcus".
Your “garbage organization” has fully one third of its employees working on a new financial services platform set to revolutionize banking when they roll it out in 2020. Apple is playing it smart on this one.Goldman Sachs? Of all the companies to partner with. Goldman Sachs.
/walks away slowly shaking head in disappointment
Goldman Sachs is a literal hot garbage organization.
If this is indeed MasterCard, i am autamatically not interested. Most of my shopping is done at Costco, so VISA is the only logical choice for me and my family. Oh well.
Good catch, “Marcus” is their pilot program and test vehicle for devs working on the new services platform.
Goldman Sachs? Of all the companies to partner with. Goldman Sachs.
/walks away slowly shaking head in disappointment
Goldman Sachs is a literal hot garbage organization.
1. You need to learn what the word “literal” means.
2. If you think Goldman is a garbage organization you need to diversify your news sources.
GS is a hot garbage organization. What they are working on doesn't matter. No amount of revolutionizing financial services platform is going to make them any less despicable. For a company that likes to project a morally upright image, Apple surely chose the worst company to partner with on this venture.
Whatever you think of GS is your business. I think GS is straight doo doo.
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You need to learn how to interpret context.
Why do you think the word literal is bolded? It's a play on the corruption of the oft used literal when people actually mean figurative. I mean, I even put emoji there for additional clues. I might need to diversify my news sources. But one of those sources surely won't be a snark infused, information deficient comment from some random guy on the internet. Present an opposing viewpoint. Otherwise, I'll continue to hold my viewpoint that Goldman is crap.
Anyone recommend a good cash back card that has 2% or more on all purchases? I have excellent credit.
I have the Amazon card that gets 5% back on Amazon.com, 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drug stores, and 1% back on everything else. I'd like to get more back on the "everything else" category. Sometimes Mint recommends 1.5% cards, but 2% would be great.
I wonder how much cash back we will see with this card on Apple purchases? The nice thing about Apple selling through Amazon now is that I get 5% back on Apple stuff there using my Amazon card. It also seems like you often get 5-10% off the price of things like Macs before any cash back. However, it seems like you don't get many customization options for Macs. If this new card has a good percentage back on Apple stuff then I may get it just because I'm planning on spending somewhere between $3500-5000 on a new desktop this year. Would be even better if it was 0% interest for 12-24 months. Of course I have the money but I'd rather invest the money while paying monthly. Credit management FTW.
I have the Amazon card that gets 5% back on Amazon.com, 2% back at restaurants, gas stations and drug stores, and 1% back on everything else. I'd like to get more back on the "everything else" category. Sometimes Mint recommends 1.5% cards, but 2% would be great.
I wonder how much cash back we will see with this card on Apple purchases? The nice thing about Apple selling through Amazon now is that I get 5% back on Apple stuff there using my Amazon card. It also seems like you often get 5-10% off the price of things like Macs before any cash back. However, it seems like you don't get many customization options for Macs. If this new card has a good percentage back on Apple stuff then I may get it just because I'm planning on spending somewhere between $3500-5000 on a new desktop this year. Would be even better if it was 0% interest for 12-24 months. Of course I have the money but I'd rather invest the money while paying monthly. Credit management FTW.
He knew how to interpret your post. Your use of the word was still incorrect.GS is a hot garbage organization. What they are working on doesn't matter. No amount of revolutionizing financial services platform is going to make them any less despicable. For a company that likes to project a morally upright image, Apple surely chose the worst company to partner with on this venture.
Whatever you think of GS is your business. I think GS is straight doo doo.
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You need to learn how to interpret context.
I might need to diversify my news sources. But one of those sources surely won't be a snark infused, information deficient comment from some random guy on the internet. Present an opposing viewpoint. Otherwise, I'll continue to hold my viewpoint that Goldman is crap.