Did Apple just announced partnering with a crypto project?

[golasila]

The Aussie dining app Liven lets you earn digital currency each time you pay at a restaurant – and it's now integrated with Apple Pay
Aussie dining rewards app Liven is now integrated with Apple Pay.

Liven lets you pay for restaurant meals through its app and earn its digital currency (LVN) as a reward. You can earn between 10-35% of your bill in LVN digital currency.

And now Liven is integrated with payments platform Apple Pay, which is designed to speed up the payments process and add another layer of security for customers. The company said it is the “world’s first loyalty and payments app to support Apple Pay with invisible payments”. You can also link your bank card to the app.

“It’s a wonderful experience to tap once in Liven and then walk out of the restaurant with your phone in your pocket and know that the bill will be taken care of. It’s just like getting out of an Uber and not worrying about payment,” Shahrooz Chowdhury, Liven’s chief product officer said in a statement.

Chowdhury added that the integration will help benefit business owners. He highlighted the statement from Restaurants and Catering Australia, which called on Aussies to either pick up their own food or dine in at restaurants, rather than using a delivery service.

“It’s no secret that takeaway giants are taking huge commissions from local businesses,” Chowdhury said in a statement. “We hope that our unique integration with Apple Pay helps to give the power back to Aussie business owners by getting more diners through the door and offering them ultimate convenience, rewards, and payment flexibility.”

Liven was launched in 2015 and is available in more than 1,000 restaurants, cafes and bars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Some of these eateries include Din Tai Fung, Gelato Messina and 8bit Burger.

The company – which won both the blockchain and digital currency vertical in Sir Richard Branson’s 2019 start up competition Extreme Tech Challenge – has more than 600,000 users on its app, according to Chowdhury.

Chowdhury told Business Insider Australia the percentage of digital currency you earn is mostly determined by the restaurant. He added that the company’s algorithm also factors into it as well, for example the frequency someone uses the app could also determine the percentage. Chowdhury added that Liven’s digital currency can be used at any of the restaurants it is available in. You can also transfer it to your friends or even a charity of your choice.

Chowdhury added in a statement that the integration with Apple marks the beginning of Liven’s roadmap of “disrupting the world of payments” in the next 12 months.

“Users can expect to see more dynamic rewards that energise the marketplace, personalised discoveries tailored to preferences, and more gamified elements, that distance Liven payments from traditional app and card payments,” he said in a statement.

“We’re building the future of money where currency has its own memory and intelligence and innovating the in-restaurant dining experience, and it’s only just the beginning.”



https://www.businessinsider.com.au/apple-pay-liven-app-australia-dining-2020-1

[sisule]

Apple owner looks hate with bitcoin and cryptocurrency world, never have ideas and planning for accepting bitcoin in their company for long time. After bitcoin raised higher price last two year Apple owner announced for illegal using bitcoin in their payment transaction and never give way for bitcoin and altcoin become their partner, maybe at the future still have chance become partner each other.

[DaMut]

Apple owner looks hate with bitcoin and cryptocurrency world, never have ideas and planning for accepting bitcoin in their company for long time. After bitcoin raised higher price last two year Apple owner announced for illegal using bitcoin in their payment transaction and never give way for bitcoin and altcoin become their partner, maybe at the future still have chance become partner each other.

who is the apple owner?
have you read this article https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/05/tech/apple-pay-vp-jennifer-bailey-table-interview/index.html ?
apple does not show their hostility toward cryptocurrency last year, which year are you talking about?

[golasila]

if that is the case i think this is huge news for adoption let me fill my moon bags with this token

[Youghoor]

The Aussie dining app Liven lets you earn digital currency each time you pay at a restaurant – and it's now integrated with Apple Pay
Aussie dining rewards app Liven is now integrated with Apple Pay.

Liven lets you pay for restaurant meals through its app and earn its digital currency (LVN) as a reward. You can earn between 10-35% of your bill in LVN digital currency.

And now Liven is integrated with payments platform Apple Pay, which is designed to speed up the payments process and add another layer of security for customers. The company said it is the “world’s first loyalty and payments app to support Apple Pay with invisible payments”. You can also link your bank card to the app.

“It’s a wonderful experience to tap once in Liven and then walk out of the restaurant with your phone in your pocket and know that the bill will be taken care of. It’s just like getting out of an Uber and not worrying about payment,” Shahrooz Chowdhury, Liven’s chief product officer said in a statement.

Chowdhury added that the integration will help benefit business owners. He highlighted the statement from Restaurants and Catering Australia, which called on Aussies to either pick up their own food or dine in at restaurants, rather than using a delivery service.

“It’s no secret that takeaway giants are taking huge commissions from local businesses,” Chowdhury said in a statement. “We hope that our unique integration with Apple Pay helps to give the power back to Aussie business owners by getting more diners through the door and offering them ultimate convenience, rewards, and payment flexibility.”

Liven was launched in 2015 and is available in more than 1,000 restaurants, cafes and bars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Some of these eateries include Din Tai Fung, Gelato Messina and 8bit Burger.

The company – which won both the blockchain and digital currency vertical in Sir Richard Branson’s 2019 start up competition Extreme Tech Challenge – has more than 600,000 users on its app, according to Chowdhury.

Chowdhury told Business Insider Australia the percentage of digital currency you earn is mostly determined by the restaurant. He added that the company’s algorithm also factors into it as well, for example the frequency someone uses the app could also determine the percentage. Chowdhury added that Liven’s digital currency can be used at any of the restaurants it is available in. You can also transfer it to your friends or even a charity of your choice.

Chowdhury added in a statement that the integration with Apple marks the beginning of Liven’s roadmap of “disrupting the world of payments” in the next 12 months.

“Users can expect to see more dynamic rewards that energise the marketplace, personalised discoveries tailored to preferences, and more gamified elements, that distance Liven payments from traditional app and card payments,” he said in a statement.

“We’re building the future of money where currency has its own memory and intelligence and innovating the in-restaurant dining experience, and it’s only just the beginning.”



https://www.businessinsider.com.au/apple-pay-liven-app-australia-dining-2020-1

How authentic is this news? I think you should try and get different source of information regarding this news. One source can't be enough to prove the genuineness of this news.  Personally, i have not seen any news regarding Apple announcing partnering with a crypto project. I stand to be corrected..

[Ahimoth]

Apple owner looks hate with bitcoin and cryptocurrency world, never have ideas and planning for accepting bitcoin in their company for long time. After bitcoin raised higher price last two year Apple owner announced for illegal using bitcoin in their payment transaction and never give way for bitcoin and altcoin become their partner, maybe at the future still have chance become partner each other.

Can you provide the any of the conversation or article for what statements had been voiced out coming from apple CEO or something. We need to be more accurate here, because if that's an speculations I guess it won't help us analyze more often for those potential businesses who is open for cryptocurrency. Hopefully there's a more specific information to rely on, to avoid any further confusions.

[shinratensei_]

When you can understand it correctly and it's not about apple did a partnership with liven but liven was trying to integrate its service with applepay. Remember when there was so many crypto finance service like crypterium, monaco, tenx, etc are also integrating with VISA and MASTERCARD too.
Just try to take the word of integrated is not having the same mean as partnership. If apple does it and it will be announced and published by so many mainstream medias.

[golasila]

https://apps.apple.com/au/story/id1481809218

found this in apple store aussie

[ansi]

The Aussie dining app Liven lets you earn digital currency each time you pay at a restaurant – and it's now integrated with Apple Pay
Aussie dining rewards app Liven is now integrated with Apple Pay.

Why anyone assume that integrating an APP into Apple Play means apple is in favor of cryptocurrency or that Application partnered with Apple Pay? How silly is this.

With this same stupid logic, all crypto apps in Google Play are in partnership with Google Play !!! Hun !!!

[Doell]

The company receives services related to users while other things applications are made by companies on various platforms ,between Android iOS or other operating systems on mobile phones to allow users to feel comfortable, so there are technical errors in you in addressing articles and staying alert but if you want to take the risk I will direct yo to www.coingecko.com/en/coins/livenpay just a suggestion better you analyze again mate

[Teraboy]

https://apps.apple.com/au/story/id1481809218

found this in apple store aussie

It's a preview to the app and nothing special fron there.

The Aussie dining app Liven lets you earn digital currency each time you pay at a restaurant – and it's now integrated with Apple Pay
Aussie dining rewards app Liven is now integrated with Apple Pay.

Why anyone assume that integrating an APP into Apple Play means apple is in favor of cryptocurrency or that Application partnered with Apple Pay? How silly is this.

With this same stupid logic, all crypto apps in Google Play are in partnership with Google Play !!! Hun !!!

People need to read more because a single word can mean a lot of implications. They just make it simple and that's why they have assumed all about the partnership. I just understand if such app just like a part of client on apple store.

[minairia3]

Nice article I appreciate if you just send the link cause what you wrote is simply the same and what inside that article. Good thing is you put the source cause if not you are reported already for such plagiarism.

Regarding Liven, I dont see it as partnetship. Apple just add their app on their store which any project can apply without any special treatment. Good thing is apple only add those legit one. As for apple good choice cause livenpay is a real and legit product.

[jazmuzika217]

I think apple did not want to have a partnership to any crypto because all we know that apple is big company and most of big company did not want to involved in any issue because it can be a damage  to their reputation once crypto will have a problem and issue  while they are in tie up connections.

[knuckey]

No surprisingly, the technology giant is currently interested and wants to partner to support crypto. Previously there was a samsung that supports to store crypto in the latest smartphone version, so it is very interesting competition that will occur between them and there may be other companies that will follow. Who is next?

[naikturun]

yes there may be a way when bitcoin and Alt dominate and begin to demand and have been recognized as a commodity in many countries, have collaborated with other parties.
maybe they will reconsider, considering that Apple is also one of the big brands in the world they don't want to make their reputation bad, because of negative news on crypto for now.

[veilmoil]

Livenpay project name sound like familiar but i can't relize that this project can partnertship with apple also yes this project is bassed on australia and just apple AU accept LVN payment

[pikkie]

I think apple did not want to have a partnership to any crypto because all we know that apple is big company and most of big company did not want to involved in any issue because it can be a damage  to their reputation once crypto will have a problem and issue  while they are in tie up connections.

well, indeed there are many who have done such cooperation so that traders and investors are bored with such developments it will be difficult to increase demand because everyone knows its use is limited to that, it should be able to have better development because companies of that size must be able to compete with others.

[kapalmabur]

crypto currency projects have been used as a platform for partners by large companies, it is really good for the continuation of crypto. Apple, facebook, twitter, telegram, amazon join in crypto currency projects, this is a good mass adoption, hopefully it will be better

[NotATether]

What makes you believe that Apple is endorsing an altcoin made by a third-party? A few months ago Apple said they're not going to make any cryptocurrency so they must not be interested in supporting other altcoins like Liven either.

When some app with reward points integrates itself with Apple Pay, that does not mean Apple is affiliated with their rewards or coins system.

[mrdeposit]

https://apps.apple.com/au/story/id1481809218

found this in apple store aussie

What should we pay attention to here? You can find a lot of crypto related apps in the apple store and that does not mean that apple supports them. I have not heard anything about it lately. What apple's thought was like it should still be.