In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss Apple Pay and its impact on retailers and banks. Links Glenn Fleishman: A Week of Apple Pay: Chips, PINs, and…signatures? – Six Colors Ben Thompson: The Problem with Payments – Stratechery Ben Thompson: Why Apple Pay was Blocked, Why Apple Pay Will Succeed – Stratechery Josh Constine: CurrentC is the Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt to Kill Apple Pay and Credit Card Fees – TechCrunch Charles Duhigg: How Companies Learn Your Secrets – New York Times Ben Thompson: Publishers and the Smiling Curve – Stratechery Hosts Ben Thompson, @monkbent, Stratechery James Allworth, @jamesallworth, … Continue reading Episode 023: Apple Pay