Tap to Pay on iPhone expands to more countries

This morning, Apple announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is rolling out to more markets, with five new countries across Europe.

Tap to Pay on the iPhone is the feature where businesses can use an iPhone as a contactless terminal to accept payments. The customer simply holds their contactless card, or iPhone or Watch, near the merchant’s iPhone to complete the payment using NFC chip inside the iPhone.

Tap to Pay on iPhone is supported by any iPhone model, iPhone XS or later. Like normal Apple Pay, transactions conducted using Tap to Pay are private and processed using the Secure Element inside the phone’s A-series chip.

The new supported countries include Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania and Sweden, with new payment partners including Adyen, SumUp, and Viva:

Starting today, Adyen, SumUp, and Viva.com are the first payment platforms to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone across all five countries. Stripe is available in Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, and Sweden; Global Payments with Erste Bank is available in Austria, Czech Republic, and Romania; Nexi is available in Austria and Sweden; Revolut is available in Austria and Ireland; myPOS and PAYONE are available in Austria; Square is available in Ireland; and Zettle by PayPal is available in Sweden. hobex in Austria, BOI Payment Acceptance\Global Payments in Ireland, and Surfboard Payments in Sweden will enable Tap to Pay on iPhone for their customers in the coming weeks. Tap to Pay on iPhone works with contactless credit and debit cards from leading payment networks, including American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa.