Apple on Thursday evening announced several updates for the iPhone and the App Store. What is perhaps the biggest news is that Apple is opening up the NFC chip to third parties, according to Your side.
NFC stands for “near field communication” and is about short-term communication. When you pay with your mobile at a card terminal, such as with Apple Pay, your phone uses its NFC chip.
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Previously, the NFC chip was locked, limited to use only with Apple Pay. This change gives DNB, Sparebank1, Vipps and others the opportunity to offer their own solutions for contactless payments on the iPhone.
– We have fought for a long time for people to be able to freely choose which payment solution they want. That’s why there was great jubilation with us last Friday, when the European Commission shared the news that Apple has agreed to open the NFC technology, which also makes it possible for players like Vipps to be able to offer carpeting on terminals in physical stores, says Caroline Lunde , communications manager at Vipps MobilePay to DinSide.
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Although the European Commission must provide a final clarification on the new rules, and Apple must share the necessary documentation, Vipps is already preparing the solution for blanketing iPhone and Android.
This will happen after 7 March when the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force.
2024-01-28 10:56:08
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