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Apple’s conversations with payment companies have “heated up in recent months,” The Information has learned from people briefed on the matter, with the company interested in launching a mobile wallet solution of its own this fall that would let iPhone owners pay for physical goods with their handsets. FROM EARLIER: Report from solid source points to iPhone 6 release in mid-September Apple isn’t the first company that’s thinking about mobile payments, as Google and U.S. mobile operators already have such products for customers. Various “iWallet” rumors have already mentioned an iPhone-related payment solution in the past, but the company has never shared any details on the matter. It’s not known what technology Apple will use for mobile payments, whether it’s NFC,