Apple Card Offers Benefits From Mastercard, Base APR Lowered to 12.99%

Apple Card, Apple's credit card that began rolling out to some beta testers and members of the media this week, uses Mastercard for processing payments.Since it uses Mastercard's network, the Apple Card is able to take advantage of benefits offered to Mastercard card holders, as pointed out by TechCrunch's Matthew Panzarino, one of the early testers.
Mastercard's website offers a list of benefits available to Apple Card users, including fraud protection, identity theft protection, and a free Sho