The year 2024 has heralded a few notable "firsts" for the Apple ecosystem. The latest is the tech giant finally opening the iPhone's Near Field Communication (NFC) chip to developers for enabling ...

The famed service known as Apple Pay may bring an upgrade soon as part of its adherence to the NFC standard, offering new features to experience on the renowned contactless payment service. Presently, ...

Apple will allow third-party developers to access its NFC chip this autumn with the release of iOS 18.1. The move comes on the back of the DMA and European pressure which recently forced Apple to open ...

Instead of using only Apple Pay to hold over terminals from stores to complete a payment, Apple is now offering the iPhone's NFC to be available for developers to utilize for their respective apps.

The European Union has reportedly accepted a series of concessions that Apple has made over allowing third-party rivals access to its hardware NFC systems at the core of Apple Pay. Three unspecified ...

Apple has proposed opening its NFC payment technology to third-party developers in Europe, allowing direct rivals to Apple Pay to operate on the iPhone for the first time. Historically, the use of ...

Facing increasing pressure from regulators, Apple on Wednesday announced it's opening up NFC transactions to third-party developers. NFC, or near field communication, is the short-range wireless ...

In a move complying with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union, Apple is making significant changes in iOS 17.4, expanding options for app distribution and payment processing. The ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The EC says it has made the commitments offered by Apple ...

NFC, or Near Field Communication, is a type of wireless tech that allows devices to share data when they are close to each other. Created by Philips and Sony, NFC is used for many tasks, such as ...

Apple will open up fresh opportunities for developers as it extends Near Field Communications (NFC) support in iOS to more uses. Apple will open up fresh opportunities for developers as it extends ...

Short primer: NFC can be used to identify objects. You can use it for stock control, ticketing systems and mobile payments. Such solutions depend on two elements — that devices are equipped with NFC ...