Search Results for: Apple Pay
Cashless Society Gets Closer: Now You Can Make Payments Using Apple’s Messages
October 5th, 2016
Users of Apple’s iPhone can now send each other money, direct from the Message app, thanks to a service called Circle. Money can be sent in euros, dollars, pounds, or—of course—bitcoin, and comes straight from your bank account, without ...
Apple Ordered to pay $302 million in damages in a Patent legal case
October 3rd, 2016
A federal jury in Texas on Friday night ordered Apple to pay more than $302 million in damages for using VirnetX Holding Corp’s patented internet security technology without permission in features including its FaceTime video conferencing application. The verdict came in ...
Apple Japan unit ordered to pay $118 million tax for underreporting income
September 16th, 2016
An Apple Inc iTunes unit in Japan was ordered to pay some 12 billion yen ($118 million) in tax by local authorities after underreporting income, media reported Friday. The unit has since paid the amount, the reports said. The ...
Why the EU says Apple must pay Ireland $14.5 billion in tax
September 1st, 2016
The European Commission (EC) ordered Apple Inc. to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illegal state aid. What is the EC alleging? The European ...
Apple should repay Ireland €13bn, European Commission rules
August 30th, 2016
Ireland should recover up to €13bn (£11bn) from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission has ruled. After a three-year investigation, it has concluded that the US firm’s Irish tax benefits are illegal. The Commission said Ireland enabled the company ...
Apple ordered to pay $625 million in patent dispute
February 4th, 2016
Apple ordered to pay $625 million in patent dispute with VirnetX Apple Inc must pay VirnetX Holding Corp more than $625 million (428 million pounds) for using the patent licensing company’s Internet security technology without permission in its FaceTime ...
Apple ‘to pay €318m’ to settle Italy tax fraud case
December 30th, 2015
Apple’s Italian subsidiary has agreed to pay €318m (£235m; $348m) following an investigation into tax fraud allegations, Italy’s tax office says. Italy’s tax authorities say the company failed to pay €880m in tax between 2008 and 2013, according to ...
Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 million more in patent dispute
December 28th, 2015
Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone, Apple has asked a U.S. court to force its biggest smartphone rival to cough up even more. In ...
Apple files P2P payments patent
July 8th, 2015
Apple has filed a patent which uses NFC and Bluetooth technology to enable person-to-person payments between iPhones or Apple Watches. The system would enable users to choose a card from their iPhone’s Wallet, enter the amount they want to pay and ...
Greeks lose Apple iCloud space as capital controls stop payments
July 1st, 2015
Some Apple Inc. customers in Greece started to experience a disruption to service on Tuesday as controls on the movement of money began to grip the indebted nation. Since Monday, Greek credit cards cannot be used to make payments ...
