苹果终端里变成bogon_苹果打算将其iPhone变成支付终端

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苹果终端里变成bogon

Technology companies have seen their footprint get even bigger in the current pandemic. Not only have their market caps appreciated by leaps & bounds driving the market rebound from March lows, but they have also shown that they are indispensable in the current crisis. Apple has been the leader of the pack becoming the most valuable company in the world by market cap ($1.894 trillion as of Aug. 3, 2020).

牛逼李有成公司已经看到了他们的足迹获得即使在目前的大流行大。他们的市值不仅获得了飞跃式的升值，推动了市场从3月低点反弹，而且还表明，在当前的危机中它们是必不可少的。按市值计算(截至2020年8月3日为1.894万亿美元)，苹果一直是全球市值最高的公司。

Apple has been actively venturing into the digital payment space for the past little while. The company’s first step towards the future of money came in the shape of the Apple Card which was launched last year. The current crisis has highlighted the utility of digital payments as people shifted from paper-based transactions.

在过去的一段时间里，苹果一直在积极涉足数字支付领域。该公司迈向货币未来的第一步是去年推出的Apple Card 。当前的危机凸显了随着人们从纸质交易中转移出来，数字支付的效用。

In continuing endeavors in that direction, the smartphone giant has now acquired a Canadian startup, which offers technology that could turn iPhones into mobile payment terminals. Montreal-based Mobeewave Inc. — offers innovative technology that lets shoppers tap their credit card or smartphone on another phone to process a payment.

为了朝这个方向继续努力，这家智能手机巨头现在收购了一家加拿大初创公司，该公司提供的技术可以将iPhone变成移动支付终端。蒙特利尔的Mobeewave Inc. -提供创新技术，使购物者可以在另一部电话上轻按信用卡或智能手机来处理付款。

“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” ~ Apple spokesman

“苹果会不时收购规模较小的技术公司，我们通常不会讨论我们的目标或计划。” 〜苹果发言人

Image for post — 3 Simple Steps towards payment — Image credit: Moobewave Website

The company basically offers a software-based solution, which does not need any additional hardware beyond a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip — something Apple has included in its iPhones since 2014. According to the Bloomberg report, Apple paid about $100 million for the startup with Moobewave retaining most of its employees, who would continue to work out of Montreal.

该公司基本上提供了一种基于软件的解决方案，除了近场通信(NFC)芯片外，它不需要任何其他硬件-自2014年以来，Apple就已将其包括在iPhone中。根据彭博社的报道，苹果为此支付了约1亿美元。一家新兴公司，而Moobewave保留了大部分员工，这些员工将继续在蒙特利尔工作。

2014 was the same year when Apple added the Apple Pay feature to its flagship phone — allowing users to pay for physical goods with a tap in retail stores. This acquisition puts Apple directly in competition with Square — a leading provider of payment hardware & software for smartphones & tablets, along with processing a record number of bitcoin transactions.

2014年是苹果将Apple Pay功能添加到其旗舰手机的同一年-允许用户在零售商店中轻按一下即可为实物商品付款。此次收购使苹果公司直接与Square竞争， Square是领先的智能手机和平板电脑支付硬件和软件提供商，并且处理着创纪录数量的比特币交易。

Samsung collaborated with Moobewave in a similar move last year to allow its phones to use the same technology. With Apple sitting on a huge pile of cash, it continues to acquire smaller startups to convert them into features for its proprietary hardware. Recent list includes — weather app Dark Sky, VR content broadcasting company NextVR, Voysis, Xnor.ai and Inductiv to improve Siri and artificial intelligence, and Fleetsmith for enterprise device management.

三星去年与Moobewave合作，采取了类似措施，允许其手机使用相同的技术。由于苹果拥有大量现金，它继续收购规模较小的初创公司，以将其转化为其专有硬件的功能。最近的名单包括-天气应用程序Dark Sky，VR内容广播公司NextVR，Voysis，Xnor.ai和Inductiv(用于改进Siri和人工智能)，以及Fleetsmith(用于企业设备管理)。