This study examines the transformative impact of Apple Pay on urban landscapes and socioeconomic frameworks,with a particular focus on spending patterns and retail dynamics in metropolitan areas.By evaluating the adop...This study examines the transformative impact of Apple Pay on urban landscapes and socioeconomic frameworks,with a particular focus on spending patterns and retail dynamics in metropolitan areas.By evaluating the adoption levels,the technological support,and the social impact of Apple Pay,the study shows that the service is both a catalyst for the development of digital payment and a sign of an increasing social gap.Although it has rapidly transformed Retail Enterprises and supported the construction of smart cities,especially in major world cities such as New York,London,and Tokyo,the work has brought out notable digital divides.Although Apple Pay,with more than 75%of iPhone users and 9,000 banks in 60 world areas and regions,has impacts that are not the same across urban populations,the study shows that while large format retailers have effectively adopted Apple Pay for value-added services to consumers and enhanced payment efficiency,small businesses encounter significant barriers in implementation.Additionally,the technology leverages smartphone usage and banking relationships,which does not address considerable urban population demographics and deeper issues of technology exclusion and inequality in the contemporary city.Such results call for attaining a just society’s technological advancement for efficiencies while still catering to all groups of urban dwellers.展开更多
Apple Pay进入中国已一年有余,由当初的意气风发到现在的籍籍无名,这个在全美占据第一份额的移动支付工具为什么在中国折戟?2017年2月18日是苹果Apple Pay进入中国一周年的日子,纵观这一年,苹果却颇有些虎头蛇尾——刚推出时阵仗很大,...Apple Pay进入中国已一年有余,由当初的意气风发到现在的籍籍无名,这个在全美占据第一份额的移动支付工具为什么在中国折戟?2017年2月18日是苹果Apple Pay进入中国一周年的日子,纵观这一年,苹果却颇有些虎头蛇尾——刚推出时阵仗很大,如今籍籍无名。这项由苹果、银联支持,堪称'含着金汤匙出生'的技术在中国市场一度掀起波澜,引发市场对第三方支付格局的讨论。'This is it'。展开更多
文摘This study examines the transformative impact of Apple Pay on urban landscapes and socioeconomic frameworks,with a particular focus on spending patterns and retail dynamics in metropolitan areas.By evaluating the adoption levels,the technological support,and the social impact of Apple Pay,the study shows that the service is both a catalyst for the development of digital payment and a sign of an increasing social gap.Although it has rapidly transformed Retail Enterprises and supported the construction of smart cities,especially in major world cities such as New York,London,and Tokyo,the work has brought out notable digital divides.Although Apple Pay,with more than 75%of iPhone users and 9,000 banks in 60 world areas and regions,has impacts that are not the same across urban populations,the study shows that while large format retailers have effectively adopted Apple Pay for value-added services to consumers and enhanced payment efficiency,small businesses encounter significant barriers in implementation.Additionally,the technology leverages smartphone usage and banking relationships,which does not address considerable urban population demographics and deeper issues of technology exclusion and inequality in the contemporary city.Such results call for attaining a just society’s technological advancement for efficiencies while still catering to all groups of urban dwellers.
文摘Apple Pay进入中国已一年有余,由当初的意气风发到现在的籍籍无名,这个在全美占据第一份额的移动支付工具为什么在中国折戟?2017年2月18日是苹果Apple Pay进入中国一周年的日子,纵观这一年,苹果却颇有些虎头蛇尾——刚推出时阵仗很大,如今籍籍无名。这项由苹果、银联支持,堪称'含着金汤匙出生'的技术在中国市场一度掀起波澜,引发市场对第三方支付格局的讨论。'This is it'。