Apple opens third-party payments for Australian iPhones

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Tyro's iPhone payment system. Source: Tyro

Apple has announced Australian iPhones will soon support third-party contactless NFC payments, which will roll out with iOS 18.1

This feature leverages the iPhone’s NFC chip and Secure Element, and will allow developers to offer contactless payments and other NFC-based services directly through their own apps. This will be independent of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.

The update will initially be available in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, Japan, the UK and the US.

This follows the introduction of Tap To Pay on iPhone to the Australian market in 2023. This allows businesses to accept contactless card and digital wallet payments, with just an iPhone and a supporting iOS app.

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