The year 2024 has heralded a few notable "firsts" for the Apple ecosystem. The latest is the tech giant finally opening the iPhone's Near Field Communication (NFC) chip to developers for enabling ...

The famed service known as Apple Pay may bring an upgrade soon as part of its adherence to the NFC standard, offering new features to experience on the renowned contactless payment service. Presently, ...

Facing increasing pressure from regulators, Apple on Wednesday announced it's opening up NFC transactions to third-party developers. NFC, or near field communication, is the short-range wireless ...

Apple will allow third-party developers to access its NFC chip this autumn with the release of iOS 18.1. The move comes on the back of the DMA and European pressure which recently forced Apple to open ...

The European Union has reportedly accepted a series of concessions that Apple has made over allowing third-party rivals access to its hardware NFC systems at the core of Apple Pay. Three unspecified ...

After four years of back and forth, the European Union and Apple have finally come to an agreement on the latter's tap-and-go technology. The European Commission announced Apple made "legally binding" ...

Apple will open up fresh opportunities for developers as it extends Near Field Communications (NFC) support in iOS to more uses. Apple will open up fresh opportunities for developers as it extends ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The EC says it has made the commitments offered by Apple ...

Fans of Apple gadgetry have eagerly awaited the iPhone 5, the latest incarnation of its device that changed how people interact with their mobile phones. Many of us in the radio frequency ...

Short primer: NFC can be used to identify objects. You can use it for stock control, ticketing systems and mobile payments. Such solutions depend on two elements — that devices are equipped with NFC ...