The next huge step in Apple Pay’s quest to take over the world

Apple Pay is a huge deal. The United States is painfully behind the times when it comes to smartphone-based payment solutions, but Apple is looking to rocket us into the lead in the mobile payments market — while making a boatload of cash in the process. Apple Pay just launched last month and it’s already a huge deal, responsible for about 1% of transactions at Whole Foods in just 17 days. Of course, Apple isn’t just targeting the U.S. with Apple Pay, and the company’s international efforts may get a huge jumpstart sooner than most people expected. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks China-based eCommerce giant Alibaba concerning a deal that would

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