- Apple’s “Tap to Pay on iPhone” allows Canadian businesses to accept secure contactless payments directly on their iPhones.
- Businesses of all sizes can integrate this feature through platforms like Adyen, Moneris, Stripe, and Square.
- Initially available at Apple Stores and various popular merchants like Sephora, the service will expand with additional payment platforms such as Aurus, Chase, Fiserv, and Helcim.
Apple recently unveiled a new consumer (and business) facing feature to iPhone in Canada. Businesses will be able to accept contactless payments directly on a iPhone, without the need for any additional point-of-scale hardware. But, how does this improve the payment experience for you? Small businesses and big box retailers can now give all customers a quick and easy payment experience.
What is ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’?
Tap to Pay on iPhone is a new feature that allows customers to complete contactless payments simply by tapping their iPhone or Apple Watch, contactless credit or debit card, or other contactless payment devices on the merchant’s iPhone. Payments are securely processed using the same NFC technology used by Apple Pay.
How does it Work?
In Canada, merchants can now make payments by tapping iPhone. This can be done through iPhone apps from payment platforms including Adyen, Moneris, Stripe and Square. In other words, it allows vendors to integrate this function into their current systems and start accepting cashless transactions right away. Moreover, Apple has revealed that more payment platforms such as Aurus, Chase, Fiserv and Helcim are going to provide this same facility within the next few months.
Where Can You Use ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’?
According to Apple, ‘Tap to Pay on iPhone’ will be offered in all Apple Stores in Canada and in some retail stores such as Sephora. This implies that customers will soon be able to make contactless payments through their iPhones at various places.
Availability in Other Countries
‘Tap to Pay for iPhone’ is not just restricted to Canada; it works in the United States, Australia, Brazil, France, Japan, Netherlands, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and finally Ukraine. Therefore, with such extensive availability across so many diverse locations around the globe, this clearly demonstrates Apple is dedicated to creating progressive measures that augment transactional interaction between people and different entities everywhere.
