APPLE THINKS IT IS A BANK, kind of, with the reveal of a virtual and physical credit card that comes with a suite of techie features.

Imaginatively dubbed Apple Card, the credit card is a form of Apple Pay expansion, only rather than act as a vehicle for other payment cards and services, Apple will have its own credit card.

US banking giant Goldman Sachs will take care of the actual banking side, while MasterCard - already a big partner of Apple Pay - will help handle some of the payments stuff.

Imaginatively dubbed Apple Card, the credit card is a form of Apple Pay expansion, only rather than act as a vehicle for other payment cards and services, Apple will have its own credit card.

US banking giant Goldman Sachs will take care of the actual banking side, while MasterCard - already a big partner of Apple Pay - will help handle some of the payments stuff.