For the first time, iPhone users with other services can pay contactlessly at NFC cass terminals than just Apple Pay. In addition, it is possible to set up a different app as a new standard for contactless payments-instead of Apple’s wallet app, which previously served as a central, digital wallet.
This brings potentially diverse changes and ensures uncertainty-but also joy with customers of financial institutions and e-money service providers who previously refused to use Apple’s system. We have put together the most important questions and answers what the opening of Apple’s payment interface in the European Union means for customers.
Why did Apple have to release iPhone NFC at all?
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