as well as Apple Watch owners, make payments using NFC with their devices. Apple Pay is also available in apps and on the web on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple Pay is Apple's mobile payments ...

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation compelled Apple to grant developers greater access to the iPhone’s NFC reader, and this change was implemented earlier this ...

However, the technology powering this interaction — the NFC (Near Field Communication) chip inside of the iPhone — has been locked down and made exclusive to Apple Pay, Apple’s own tap-and ...