Apple has the reach of Tap to pay today on iPhone, with five new countries across Europe where this feature now works. In case you’re confused, Tap to Pay is the feature that allows businesses to use an iPhone as a contactless terminal to accept card payments. The customer can simply tap their contactless card, iPhone, Apple Watch, Android device or Wear OS watch near the merchant’s iPhone to complete the transaction using NFC on the merchant’s iPhone.
Tap to Pay is supported on all iPhones from iPhone XS. Tap to Pay transactions are processed using the Secure Element in the device’s A-Series Apple chip, so they are private.
The new countries where this is now available are Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania and Sweden. Payment partners for this service include Adyen, Revolut, SumUp and Viva. Here’s Apple’s full statement on the rollout:
As of 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, Czech Republic, Ireland and Sweden; Global Payments with Erste Bank is available in Austria, 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 via PayPal is available in Sweden. hobex in Austria, BOI Payment Acceptance\Global 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 works with contactless credit and debit cards from leading payment networks, including American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa.