When its Pay Later service launches alongside iOS 16 later this year, Apple plans to handle lending decisions on its own. According to Bloomberg, the tech giant has established a subsidiary called Apple Financing to conduct credit checks and customer approvals. The new firm will operate separately from Apple, but it has obtained the necessary state licenses to offer the feature.While Apple has dabbled in financial services before, it did so with the help of institutions like Goldman Sachs. The investment bank is still involved in Apple Pay Later. According to Bloomberg, the firm will issue the Mastercard payment credentials customers will use to complete purchases, but it won’t handle lending and credit assessments like it currently does with Apple Card.The move sees Apple attempting to replicate a strategy that has worked for it in the past. The company has invested significant time and money to develop in-house versions for many of the components that power its computers and mobile devices. Outsi
