Apple is finally letting third-party app developers add NFC options with the upcoming iOS 18.1 update, meaning that devs will be able to implement their version of contactless transaction systems ...

Apple is expanding access to its NFC (near field communication) capabilities, allowing third-party developers to integrate contactless payment and other NFC-based functionalities into their apps.

Mollie has launched Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone for its UK customers, allowing businesses to accept contactless payments ...

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Earlier today, Apple announced another major new functionality coming to iOS 18.1: the ability for third-party apps to offer NFC transactions via the iPhone’s Secure Element: Starting with iOS 18.1, ...

which lets users with an iPhone 6 or newer, as well as Apple Watch owners, make payments using NFC with their devices. Apple Pay is also available in apps and on the web on the iPhone, iPad ...

Despite widespread adoption, Walmart has doubled down and gone on record saying it will not accept NFC-based payments like ...

Compared to the iPhone 5s it also improves the camera and processor, adds NFC, and switches to a thinner, more rounded design. Other features are similar, including a fingerprint reader ...