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.Apple and Goldman are entering a crowded field with little experience. Both are looking for new revenue sources as their bread-and-butter businesses struggle. 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.

KEY POINTS

   -- The card will officially launch later this year, said 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. 
 
   -- WSJ reported last year that the companies planned to launch a joint 
      credit card. 

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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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 22, 2019 02:13 ET (07:13 GMT)

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