Apple Expands Tap to Pay: Now Available Across More European Nations
In a significant move, Apple has broadened the reach of its Tap to Pay feature for iPhones, now launching in several nations across Europe including Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Poland, and more.
Empowering Retailers and Small Enterprises
This innovative feature allows retailers and small business owners to directly process contactless payments using only their iPhones. By simplifying transactions, Apple is enhancing the payment landscape for smaller enterprises.
A Journey That Began in 2022
Originally unveiled in early 2022 with an exclusive launch in the United States, Tap to Pay enabled entrepreneurs using an iPhone XS or newer models to accept payments effortlessly through credit/debit cards as well as Apple Pay via Stripe’s platform.
Since that initial introduction, Apple has gradually rolled out this capability in various regions including Australia and the UAE. The latest expansion marks Apple’s most extensive rollout of Tap to Pay within Europe thus far. The new countries set to benefit from this service will integrate with multiple payment providers:
- Bulgaria: Adyen, myPOS, Revolut and Viva; SumUp expected soon.
- Finland: Adyen, Mollie, Nets, Revolut, Stripe; with SumUp and Surfboard Payments anticipated shortly.
- Hungary: Adyen along with Global Payments myPOS; including Revolut and Worldline services.
- Liechtenstein: Exclusively partnered with Adyen.
- Poland:: Collaborations include Adyen along with eService & PKO Bank Polski; future integrations planned with Planet Pay & PeP (Nexi Group).
- Portugal:: Partners include Adyen alongside Mollie & myPOS; support from Revolut and Stripe also available here.
- Slovakia:: Partnerships feature Global Payments Slovenská Sporitel’ňa among others like Adyen targeted for future enhancements via SumUp brand collaboration too.
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This recent move builds upon existing availability of Tap To Pay which had previously included Austria , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Italy , Ireland . Netherlands Romania Sweden Ukraine– making it a robust option throughout much-needed flux around current transactional practices across entire spectrum .Optimizing efficiency while maintaining compatibility using all leading card issuers
The Power of Compatibility
Tap To pay opens avenues embracing core utilities enabled thereby suspects utilizing protocols run under American Express Discover Visa MasterCard networks Miranda
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