Earlier today, Apple announced another major new functionality coming to iOS 18.1: the ability for third-party apps to offer NFC transactions via the iPhone’s Secure Element: Starting with iOS 18.1, ...
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 ...
which lets users with an iPhone 6 or newer, 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 ...