Apple’s $31B services record that may worry the banks

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Technology Reporter
6 May, 2026
Apple's services line just posted its biggest quarter ever - $31 billion and rising. For payments people, that single number tells you everything about where John Ternus is steering the company.
Apple’s $31B services record that may worry the banks

Apple's services line just posted its biggest quarter ever - $31 billion and rising. For payments people, that single number tells you everything about where John Ternus is steering the company.

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