2023-05-17 14:19:19
A Apple announced yet another feature expansion Tap to Paythis time for Australia, allowing local businesses to accept contactless payments with iPhones. Until then, the functionality was available in the United States and Taiwan.
the payment platforms Westpac e Tyro are the first to support the feature for their customers in the country at launch. However, Apple has already informed that other services, such as ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions, Stripe, Till Payments e Zellerwill also include support for the new feature “in the coming months”.
Additionally, Apple has stated that it has plans to introduce Tap to Pay in its brick-and-mortar stores in Australia by the end of this year.
Australia is a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators, and small and medium-sized businesses are at the heart of the country’s workforce, employing millions of Australians. Now with Tap to Pay on iPhone, it’s easier than ever for businesses of any size to accept contactless payments using just their iPhone, wherever they do business. The convenience of Tap to Pay on the iPhone empowers Australian businesses to provide easy, secure and private contactless payment experiences to their customers and help them run and grow their businesses.
—Jennifer Baileyvice-presidente do Apple Pay e do Apple Wallet.
To utilize Tap to Pay, merchants need an iPhone XS or later (minimally running iOS 16.4) on which they can receive payments from customers’ iPhone or Apple Watch via NFC technologyNear field communicationor proximity field communication.”>1as if it were a conventional card terminal.
It is worth noting that this method supports several forms of payment, including Apple Pay, contactless credit or debit cards, as well as other digital wallets.
Of course, every transaction using Tap to Pay is encrypted and securely processed. Like Apple Pay, Apple cannot identify the specific items being purchased or the identity of who made a particular purchase.
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