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Apple ups the payments ante with Afterpay and Amex points

Technology Reporter
8 Jul, 2026
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Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Technology Reporter
8 Jul, 2026
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Two moves have converged on Apple’s checkout. Afterpay has launched a longer-term, fully regulated credit product exclusive to Apple, and American Express has turned rewards into spendable dollars inside Apple Pay. One splits the bill over two years, the other spends points like cash, and both are chasing the same tap.
Apple ups the payments ante with Afterpay and Amex points
Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, Jennifer Bailey, Executive Vice President of U.S. Consumer Cards at American Express Lisa Kalhans, and Afterpay’s Head of International Public Policy, Michael Saadat.

Two moves have converged on Apple’s checkout. Afterpay has launched a longer-term, fully regulated credit product exclusive to Apple, and American Express has turned rewards into spendable dollars inside Apple Pay. One splits the bill over two years, the other spends points like cash, and both are chasing the same tap.

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