Apple is bringing Tap to Pay on iPhone to new eight countries, providing a way for sellers to use an ??iPhone?? as a contactless payment terminal, with plans to introduce tap to provision in 10 more.
Tap to Pay on ?iPhone? first arrived in February 2022 in the U.S., and allows iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets???. All transactions are encrypted, and Apple has no information about what is purchased or the person who made the purchase.
No additional hardware or credit card machine is required? to use Tap to Pay on ??iPhone??. The feature uses NFC technology to securely authenticate the contactless payments, plus the feature also supports PIN entry, which includes accessibility options.
Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on ?iPhone? is now available in the following countries and payment platforms:
Belgium: Adyen, Axepta, Mollie, myPOS, Pay.nl, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp, Viva, and Worldline.
Croatia: Adyen, Viva, and Worldline.
Cyprus: Adyen, Revolut, SumUp, Viva, and Worldline.
Denmark: Adyen, Mollie, Nexi, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp, Surfboard Payments, and Viva; with PayPal coming soon.
Greece: myPOS, Viva, and Worldline; with NBG Pay coming soon.
Iceland: Adyen, Rapyd, and Revolut; with Teya coming soon.
Luxembourg: Adyen, Mollie, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp, Viva, and Worldline.
Malta: Adyen, Global Payments, Revolut, SumUp, and Viva.
Tap to Pay on ??????iPhone?????? requires ??????iPhone?????? XS or newer models, and works for customers as any normal ??????Apple Pay?????? transaction would. Sellers just need to open up the app, register the sale, and present their ??????iPhone?????? to the buyer, who can then use an appropriate contactless payment method.
Apple’s website maintains a list of countries where Tap to Pay on ?iPhone? is available.
According to updates to Apple’s backend, tap to provision is also coming to these 10 new countries in the near future:
Austria
Croatia
Czechia
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
San Marino
Slovenia
Switzerland
Vatican City
Distinct from Tap to Pay on ?iPhone?, tap to provision allows users to add a payment card to their digital wallet by simply tapping the card against their phone. This process eliminates the need for manual data entry, making it easier to add cards to digital wallets like Apple Wallet. Tags: Europe, Tap to Pay on iPhoneThis article, “Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone and Tap to Provision Features Coming to These 18 New Countries” first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
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Author: Hartley Charlton