You can now use Apple’s Tap to Pay in five new countries
Apple is expanding its Tap to Pay service for iPhone to more countries, the company announced Tuesday. Now, business merchants in Austria, Ireland, Sweden and more countries will be able to use the services to accept personal and contactless payments without the need for additional hardware. Notably, the Cupertino-based tech giant recently commemorated the 10th anniversary of Apple Pay, its mobile payment service, by rolling out more ways to make payments and earn rewards.
Apple expands Tap to Pay
According to for Apple, merchants using Tap to Pay can accept payments made via contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay and other digital wallets. This includes American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa cards. The only requirement is to have a supporting iOS app on iPhone Xs or later models, running the latest iOS version. The payments would be handled securely using NFC technology. Tap to Pay on iPhone was first introduced in 2022 and was initially only available in the US. In subsequent years it was rolled out to more countries.
In a newsroom afterthe iPhone maker has announced that it will now be available in Austria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania and Sweden. Apple says it is working closely with leading payment platforms and app developers in the payments and commerce industries to offer this service. Adyen, SumUp and Viva.com are the first payment platforms to support Tap to Pay in all five regions mentioned above.
Global Payments with Erste offers Tap to Pay in Austria, Czech Republic and Romania, while Stripe does the same, with the addition of Sweden. Contactless payments are available with Nexi in Austria and Sweden and with Revolut in Austria and Ireland. Apple says users in Austria can also access Tap to Pay with myPOS and PAYONE, while users in Sweden can also use Zettle by PayPal’s services.
Hobex in Austria, BOI Payment Acceptance\Global Payments and Square in Ireland, and Surfboard Payments in Sweden will enable Tap to Pay services for their respective customers in the coming weeks, it has been confirmed.
