Apple Inc. is planning a new service for the iPhone that will let users split bills for group dinners or other events, expanding its push into everyday financial tools and challenging third-party apps. The latest feature will be available through the Wallet app or within Messages. Users also will have the option to approve payments from an Apple Watch. The service is tied to Apple Cash, the company's peer-to-peer payments system. Apple previously added a feature that lets users tap their devices together to ...

Since its introduction as Apple Passbook in 2021, Apple Wallet has slowly become one of the most important apps on the iPhone. Users can store debit and credit cards, gift cards, digital car keys, airline boarding passes, insurance cards, concert and museum tickets, and membership cards in the app. In some states, you can even add your driver's license, state-issued identification card, or passport to the app. Another new feature expected to be part of Apple's next operating system is a new way to create pa ...