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Less than five months after its launch, Apple Pay has made major inroads in the mobile payments market, a new survey shows. Apple (AAPL) launched its contactless payment service on Oct. 20 and has been steadily adding retailers and supporting banks since then. The service is only available to owners of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones, but a sizable chunk of them have at least tried Apple Pay. Based on recent survey data, Baird Equity Research estimates that nearly 40% of iPhone 6 series handset owners have used Apple Pay. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus began their global rollout on Sept. 19 in the U.S. and nine other markets. Overall, 40% of online consumers surveyed have made at least one in-store purchase using their mobile phone. Among those who have used a mobile payment service, eBay’s (EBAY) PayPal was the top preferred method of payment at 13%, followed… Scalper1 News
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