Braintree (a PayPal service) has announced that it is enabling Apple Pay™ and Android Pay™ for its merchants in Australia through Braintree Direct.

Apple is expanding its Apple Pay service into New Zealand, partnering with Visa and ANZ ahead of a launch scheduled for late 2016.

Apple has again taken aim at a cartel of Australian banks, claiming the banks' position on Apple Pay will weaken customer security slow innovation.

The ACCC has denied a "cartel" of Australian banks permission to collectively negotiate with and boycott Apple over a range of issues relating to Apple Pay.

With a strongly worded letter to the ACCC, Apple has fired back at a group of Australian banks seeking to boycott the tech giant over its Apple Pay solution.

Three of Australia's biggest banks are seeking permission from the ACCC to collectively negotiate with Apple about iPhone digital wallet access.

Samsung has launched its Samsung Pay payment service in Australia, but has yet to find a partner from one of the big four banks.

Apple Pay will soon be available for use on desktop and mobile websites, but only for shoppers using Apple's browser with Apple computers and mobile devices.

With too many retailers still offering clunky mobile payments, payments expert Warren Hayashi offers some top tips for streamlining mobile payment services.

Apple Pay has gone live in Australia, but will only be available to American Express credit card holders, with the big four banks reluctant to get on board at this stage.

Aussie banks are at loggerheads with Apple over how much they will have to give Apple per transaction when a customer uses Apple Pay.

The mobile payments space is abuzz with activity as an Apple Pay rival enters customer testing phase and Samsung Pay gets set to launch in market next month.