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Apple starting today, Tap to supports Pay on iPhone in Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania and Sweden, giving millions of merchants the opportunity to use iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept contactless payments. Tap to Pay on iPhone helps businesses of all sizes accept contactless credit and debit card payments1, using Apple Pay and other digital wallets using only your iPhone and partner apps for iOS, which in practice means that it does not need to work with any other hardware.

Thanks Tap it Pay On iPhone, merchants can accept contactless payments through supported apps for iOS na iPhonech Xs and newer that have the latest version installed iOS. The customer just needs to present their contactless credit or debit card when paying, iPhone, Apple Watch or other digital wallet to the merchant's iPhone, and the payment is made securely using NFC.2 Merchants don't need any additional hardware, so they can accept payments anywhere in the world.

To ensure availability, Tap to Pay on iPhone Apple works closely with leading payment platforms and app developers in the payment and commerce space. Payment platforms and developers can Tap to Pay on iPhone to integrate into your apps for iOS and thus make it easier for merchants to accept payments in a practical and secure way.

Starting today, Adyen, SumUp and Viva.com become the first platforms to Tap to Pay on iPhone in the five countries listed above. Stripe is available in Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland and Sweden, Global Payments together with the Austrian Erste Bank in Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania. Nexi can be used in Austria and Sweden, Revolut in Austria and Ireland, myPOS and PAYONE in Austria, and Zettle in Sweden. BOI PayAcceptance\Global Payments and Square in Ireland, hobex in Austria and Surfboard Payments in Sweden will start Tap to Pay on iPhone in the coming weeks. Tap to Pay on iPhone can be used with contactless credit and debit cards issued by leading world banks such as American Express, Discover, Mastercard or Visa.

In designing and developing all payment functions from Applu plays a huge role in privacy. Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the same technology as Apple PayAll transactions made through Tap to Pay on the iPhone are encrypted and processed using Secure Element and Apple does not have access to what users buy and who makes the payment.


  1. Some contactless cards may not be accepted.
  2. Certain restrictions may apply to transactions.

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