It's official: the Apple card will be available today, but only as part of a "preview rollout" for a select group of users, according to The Verge. Subsequently, in August, there will be a wide rollout for all iPhone owners in the United States.
The preview group is made up of people who have signed up to receive notifications about the availability of the Apple card. If you do, wait for an invitation. The size of this group and the start of implementation are unclear.
The registration process would be smooth: iPhone owners equipped with the latest iOS 12.4 will enter personal information (address, date of birth, income level, the last four digits of their Social Security number), which will be sent to Goldman Sachs ( who reserves the card) for approval. / I decline the request almost immediately, according to The Verge. It's as quick and easy as the Apple video shows:
Once approved, your Apple card appears in your Apple wallet exactly like this. You can request that a blank card be mailed. It comes with an NFC tag that you tap on the phone to activate the card.
The Apple card information can be found, unsurprisingly, in the Apple Wallet. Go through your settings to find your card number, make a payment, or check your expenses - all of which Apple has explained in a series of videos uploaded here.
Global launch remains unclear
This sudden start is not a complete surprise: CEO Tim Cook revealed in an earnings call that the Apple card would finally be available in August.
But we don't yet know when it will happen in markets outside of the United States. This probably has a lot to do with getting bank support for these markets, as well as Apple's insistence that the Apple Card does not charge annual, international, or late fees.
In the meantime, other information continues to come to the map, for example, how you will not allow people to sign up with jailbroken iPhones or use it to buy cryptocurrencies (or any other transaction similar to a cash transaction), according to your contract. of use.
We will probably know more when people start using the Apple card and reveal its subtleties.
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