This morning, Apple announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is coming to new markets, including five new countries across Europe.
Tap to Pay on iPhone is a feature that allows businesses to use iPhone as a contactless payment terminal. A customer simply taps their contactless card, iPhone, or Watch near a merchant’s iPhone to complete the payment using the NFC chip inside the iPhone.
Tap to Pay on iPhone works with any iPhone, iPhone XS, or later. Like regular Apple Pay, Tap to Pay transactions are private and processed using the Secure Element inside the phone’s A-series chip.
Newly supported countries include Austria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania, and Sweden, and new payment partners including Adyen, SumUp, and Viva:
Starting today, Adyen, SumUp, and Viva.com are the first payment platforms to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone in all five countries. Stripe is available in Austria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, and Sweden; Global Payments with Erste Bank is available in Austria, the Czech Republic, and Romania; Nexi is available in Austria and Sweden; Revolut is available in Austria and Ireland; myPOS and PAYONE are available in Austria; Square is available in Ireland; and Zettle by PayPal is available in Sweden. hobex in Austria, BOI Payment AcceptanceGlobal Payments in Ireland and Surfboard Payments in Sweden will enable Tap to Pay on iPhone for their customers in the coming weeks. Tap to Pay on iPhone supports contactless credit and debit cards from leading payment systems, including American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa.
