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                    Apple Launches an Apple Card Web Portal

   Josh Centers

   Apple has finally launched [1]an Apple Card Web portal that's
   accessible from any computer. Previously, if you lost access to your
   iPhone, the only way to pay your bill or manage your account was to
   call Goldman Sachs. The Apple Card was the only credit card on the
   market with no way to manage it through the Web.

   That said, don't expect anything fancy, or even on par with what you
   can do in the Wallet app. Once you log in with your Apple ID (it seems
   to require two-factor authentication every time), there are four
   screens you can access from the sidebar:
     * Payments: Here you can see your balance and due date, set up
       scheduled payments, and pay your bill.
     * Statements: In this screen, you can view and download past
       statements. Unfortunately, the download button only downloads PDF
       statements, nothing that is import-friendly.
     * Settings: Click here to set up scheduled payments (again), view and
       modify your linked bank accounts, and view miscellanea like your
       Mastercard network benefits, the Apple Card privacy policy, and the
       Apple Card terms and conditions.
     * Support: This screen provides the Apple Card support line number, a
       link to the Apple Card support Web site, and a link to the Apple
       Card Web user guide.

   That's pretty much it: pay your bill and view (but not export) your
   past statements. You can't view or change your card number or view your
   CVV, so you still can't use or manage your Apple Card without an
   iPhone. You also can't view your spending activity or most recent
   transactions.

   It's annoying that the Apple Card Web Portal doesn't allow CSV export,
   much less the recently added Quicken and QuickBooks formats (see
   '[2]You Can Now Export Apple Card Statements to Quicken and
   QuickBooks,' 5 June 2020). As it is, if you want to import your Apple
   Card transaction data into a personal finance app, you must manually
   export your transactions from the Wallet app on your iPhone and send
   the data to your Mac through AirDrop or some other sharing mechanism,
   which is an unnecessary fuss now that there's a Web portal.

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