Announced Apple Inc، Tuesday, it will launch a new feature for iPhones that allows people to buy goods from merchants in the United States by tapping their phones together, called Tap to pay, it also works with contactless credit cards.
The new feature turns iPhones into an alternative to the point of sale that digital payments companies rely heavily on without the need for additional hardware.
Shopify Shopify Inc. said that the digital services and payments companyr ER will be the first payment operator to provide the service, and will also be integrated into the point of sale product of the company, according to the network “CNBC”, and seen by “Arab Shopify.Net”.
The two companies are among the largest payments companies operating in the United States and have a global presence in electronic payment solutions.
Will be used to service, which is currently limited to the United States, the NFC chip of the iPhone, and also Apple Pay, Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and Discover cards.
This comes as an advantage-it is the latest Financial Services Innovation for the tech giant.
Apple currently operates Apple Pay, a contactless payment service, Apple Pay Cash, a peer-to-peer payment service, and Apple Card, an iPhone app-oriented credit card that operates in conjunction with Goldman Sachs.
Apple reported 6 68.43 billion in services revenue for the year to September, but Apple Pay and Apple Card accounted for a fraction of that figure.
Apple said the feature will be accessed through third-party apps, which will be released later this year.
App developers and other payment companies will be able to develop apps that reach the ميزة feature in an upcoming version of the iPhone تشغيل operating system.
