Apple Testing New 'Tap to Pay' iPhone Feature At Apple Park Visitor Center

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Apple Testing New 'Tap to Pay' iPhone Feature At Apple Park Visitor Center

Apple in February announced a new "Tap to Pay on iPhone" feature that will allow compatible iPhones to accept contactless payments with no...

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Apple in February announced a new "Tap to Pay on iPhone" feature that will allow compatible iPhones to accept contactless payments with no additional hardware required, and it turns out Apple is already trialing the feature at its Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino, California.

As the tweeted video embedded below shows, Tap to Pay lets the retail employee take an Apple Pay contactless payment from a customer using nothing but an ‌iPhone‌ – no payment terminal required.

When the feature launches in the U.S. later this year, merchants will also be able to accept payments using contactless credit and debit cards, along with other digital wallets, with no additional hardware beyond an NFC-equipped ‌iPhone‌ needed to process the payment. It will let small businesses accept contactless payments through supported iOS apps with an ‌‌iPhone‌‌ XS or newer.

Currently, merchants that accept contactless payments on an ‌iPhone‌ must rely on additional hardware like the Square Reader, which comes in various models that work wirelessly or connect to an ‌iPhone‌'s Lightning connector or headphone jack.

When Apple first introduced Tap to Pay, Stripe was announced as the sole partner, but Apple has since expanded to include another partner, Dutch payment processing company Adyen.

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Adyen will work with enterprise customers and commerce platforms that include Lightspeed Commerce and NewStore, expanding the number of businesses that will be able to take advantage of Tap to Pay.


Apple has yet to provide a concrete release date for Tap to Pay, but given that Adyen was added last month and Apple is actively trialing the feature in at least one of its retail locations, we could see a U.S. launch in the near future, with a global rollout likely not too far behind.

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Apple now freeing itself from the credit/debit card infrastructure.

 

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Apple goes live in the UK with Tap to Pay on iPhone

UK merchants can now accept contactless payments on their iPhone using Apple Tap to Pay and no extra hardware

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Apple goes live in the UK with Tap to Pay on iPhone​

TAP TO PAY: UK merchants can now accept contactless payments on their iPhone using no extra hardware

Merchants in the UK can now use their Apple iPhone to accept contactless payments, with no additional hardware required, Apple has announced.

“The new capability will empower millions of merchants, from small businesses to large retailers, to use their iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets using only their iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app,” Apple says.

“Revolut and Tyl by NatWest are the first payment platforms to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone to their UK business customers, with Adyen, Dojo, myPOS, Stripe, SumUp, Viva Wallet, Worldline and Zettle by PayPal coming soon.

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Apple rolls out support for contactless payments acceptance on iPhones to merchants in Taiwan

Apple Tap to Pay sPOS has gone live in Taiwan enabling merchants to take contactless card and digital wallet payments on their iPhones

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Apple rolls out support for contactless payments acceptance on iPhones to merchants in Taiwan​

Merchants in Taiwan have become the first outside the USA to be able to accept in-store contactless payments on iPhones using Apple’s Tap to Pay software point of sale (sPOS) feature.

Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone developer’s page confirms that the feature has gone live in Taiwan with support from payment services providers CTBC Bank and TapPay and says support from Taipei Fubon Bank is “coming soon”.

The Tap to Pay on iPhone feature allows payment apps to “accept contactless payments from contactless credit or debit cards, Apple Pay, Apple Watch, and smartphones with other digital wallets — right on iPhone and without any extra terminals or hardware”, Apple explains.

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Apple rolls out Tap to Pay on iPhone to merchants in Australia

Apple has launched out Tap to Pay on iPhone to merchants in Australia with the support of Westpac and Tyro Payments

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Apple rolls out Tap to Pay on iPhone to merchants in Australia​

Merchants in Australia can now accept in-store contactless payments on iPhones using Apple’s Tap to Pay software point of sale (softPOS) feature.

Apple has rolled out the service with support from payment services providers Westpac bank and Tyro Payments, making Australia the second country outside the USA where Tap to Pay on iPhone has gone live after Taiwan.

“In Australia, contactless payments are ubiquitous. Now, with the introduction of Tap to Pay on iPhone, Australian businesses can accept contactless payments from wherever they do business,” Apple says.

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Apple to roll out Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil

Apple looks set to officially roll out Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil following a limited merchant pilot in the country

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Apple to roll out Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil​

Merchants in Brazil will soon be able to accept contactless payments on their Apple iPhone without needing any additional hardware or accessories.

Apple has yet to add Brazil to the list of territories where the Tap to Pay on iPhone service is available or announce a launch date, but merchants using the InfinitePay payments platform have been invited to take part in a limited pilot prior to an official rollout, according to a number of Twitter posts.

 

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Kumar Silva and Shruti Conceicao now have their banking details. Expect a call anytime they make it to work past the mobs in India.

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He is talking about Indian scammers.

 

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Apple rolls out Tap to Pay to Netherlands users

Apple has introduced its Tap to Pay secure contactless payment system to the Netherlands, with two local firms adopting the service for the iPhone, and more expected to follow.

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J.P. Morgan Payments Enables Tap to Pay on iPhone for U.S. Merchants starting with Sephora

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Apple officially launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil

Back in July, we reported that Apple had been running tests with Tap to Pay in Brazil, following a recent...

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Apple officially launches Tap to Pay in Brazil as international expansion continues​

 

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Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in France

Apple has announced Tap to Pay on iPhone in France, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use...

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Tap to Pay first arrived in February 2022 in the US, 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.

"We are very excited to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone to merchants throughout France, so that they have a simple, secure and confidential way to accept contactless payments while benefiting from the power, security and usability of the iPhone," said Jennifer Bailey, Apple Vice President of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. "With more than 90% of bank cards in France equipped with contactless technology, and the increasing adoption of contactless payments, merchants will be able to accept payments from their customers with a simple gesture on their iPhone."

The banking group BPCE (Banques Populaires, Caisses d'Epargne and Payplug) and along with Adyen, myPOS, Revolut, SumUp, Viva Wallet, and Worldline now offer Tap to Pay on iPhone to French customers. They will soon be joined by BNP Paribas, Crédit Coopératif, Market Pay, Stancer and Stripe, according to Apple.

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.

France becomes the eighth region to support Tap to Pay, following similar rollouts in the U.K., Australia, Taiwan, Brazil, Ukraine, and the Netherlands earlier in the year.