Apple and Goldman Team Up on Credit Card Paired With iPhone
February 21 2019 - 8:49AM
Dow Jones News
By WSJ City
Apple and Goldman Sachs plan to start issuing this spring a
joint credit card paired with new iPhone features that will help
users manage their money.
KEY POINTS
-- The card will officially launch later this year, according to people
familiar with the matter.
-- The companies hope to lure cardholders by offering them extra features on
Apple's Wallet app.
-- The app will let them set spending goals, track their rewards and manage
their balances, the people said.
-- The Wall Street Journal reported last year that the companies planned to
launch a joint credit card.
-- It is a major push by Apple into the financial lives of hundreds of
millions of iPhone users.
-- It is also part of Goldman's broader strategy to appeal to rank-and-file
consumers.
WHY THIS MATTERS
As iPhone sales cool, Apple is turning to fee-generating
services. The company aims to boost its services revenue to $50bn
by 2020. Goldman launched an online consumer bank, Marcus, in 2016
to offset a decline in securities trading. Apple has a loyal
following among wealthy, tech-savvy young adults whom Goldman hopes
to turn into Marcus customers.
The companies are betting that Apple customers will use the card
because it is better integrated into the iPhone.
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February 21, 2019 08:34 ET (13:34 GMT)
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