Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

[MacRumors]

Apple has announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal.

Introduced in February 2022, the feature allows compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets, using only an ‌‌iPhone‌ - no additional hardware or credit card machine is required‌.

Tap to Pay on ‌‌iPhone‌‌ uses NFC technology to securely authenticate the contactless payments, plus the feature also supports PIN entry, which includes accessibility options.

"Australia is a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators, and small and medium-sized businesses are at the heart of the country's workforce, employing millions of Australians. Now, with Tap to Pay on iPhone it's easier than ever for businesses of any size to seamlessly accept contactless payments using only their iPhone, wherever they do business," said Jennifer Bailey, Apple's vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. "The convenience of Tap to Pay on iPhone empowers Australian businesses to offer easy, secure, and private contactless payment experiences to their customers, and help them run and grow their business."

Westpac and Tyro Payments are the initial payment platforms in Australia supporting Tap to Pay for their business customers. Apple says that additional payment platforms and apps, including ANZ Worldline Payment Solutions, Stripe, Till Payments, and Zeller, will make this secure and convenient capability available in the coming months.

Tap to Pay on ‌‌iPhone‌‌ requires ‌‌iPhone‌‌ XS or newer models, and works for customers as any normal ‌‌Apple Pay‌‌ transaction would. Sellers just need to open up the app, register the sale, and present their ‌‌iPhone‌‌ to the buyer, who can then use an appropriate contactless payment method.

Tap to Pay on ‌iPhone‌ is available to over 700,000 additional businesses across the United States, and Apple Stores in the U.S. have also rolled out the feature. Australia is the third region to support Tap to Pay, following a similar rollout in Taiwan last month.

Article Link: Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia

 

[contacos]

Cool! Will probably never come to Germany as it is mandatory to provide a printed receipt (I think)

 

[entropys]

This does reduce the start up costs and simplifies market sellers. A great thing. A lot of retailers use iPads as a POS with a square sitting next to it.

as far as the marketing blurb goes:” Australia is a land of entrepreneurs and innovators…”. Yeah, maybe we were once. Now the place to be is the public service.

 

[brilliantthings]

Should tap to pay have appeared in my Square app? I can't see it there.

 

[brilliantthings]

No,it isn't available yet. In the app it's meant to be in Settings> Account. But it isn't there

 

[bLackjackj]

Cool! Will probably never come to Germany as it is mandatory to provide a printed receipt (I think)

Incorrect. Receipt can be in digital format.

 

[brilliantthings]

Gotta sell that Square Reader fast

 

[bommai]

This is already available in the US right.

 

[bLackjackj]

This is already available in the US right.

Did you miss the heading? Not every story has to be US centric, give us a little sugar 😏🇦🇺

 

[steve09090]

This does reduce the start up costs and simplifies market sellers. A great thing. A lot of retailers use iPads as a POS with a square sitting next to it.

as far as the marketing blurb goes:” Australia is a land of entrepreneurs and innovators…”. Yeah, maybe we were once. Now the place to be is the public service.

Probably right about the public service, because too many businesses are ripping off their employees.

 

[brilliantthings]

This is already available in the US right.

Yep

 

[Drzed]

Excellent news! So I guess that means that all those tradies will now accept credit card payments right??

HA! No chance. They’ll still be insisting on cash payments with no receipt to doge paying tax and if you want a safety certificate that they have to legally issue you with they’ll be asking for extra payment on top!

 

[lazyrighteye]

This is already available in the US right.

Yep. While they didn’t cover that detail in the headline (considering the article was about the Australian launch), they did link to the original launch info in the second paragraph as well as close the article with U.S. availability.

Tap to Pay on ‌iPhone‌ is available to over 700,000 additional businesses across the United States, and Apple Stores in the U.S. have also rolled out the feature. Australia is the third region to support Tap to Pay, following a similar rollout in Taiwan last month.

 

[joshuapending]

Ah yeah no one will use this. Every retailer here already has contactless payment for the last 15-20 years why would they use this? only place i could see a use is maybe if you had a small market stall or something like that.

 

[Lioness~]

Doubt it ever will come to Sweden, ah well, we'll see in 3 years 😉

 

[bLackjackj]

HA! No chance. They’ll still be insisting on cash payments with no receipt to doge paying tax

Why change something that..just works 👌👍

 

[supertomtom]

Ah yeah no one will use this. Every retailer here already has contactless payment for the last 15-20 years why would they use this? only place i could see a use is maybe if you had a small market stall or something like that.

Small businesses are the target. I can see this be very useful for startups, tradies, vendors, etc.

 

[msackey]

Cool! Will probably never come to Germany as it is mandatory to provide a printed receipt (I think)

I don’t understand. Tap to pay in the US can also have the option to print receipt. Those two are separate things and have nothing to do with each other.

 

[contacos]

Incorrect. Receipt can be in digital format.

I thought there was a whole thing about bakeries complaining last year for having to upgrade their system to be able to provide receipts? It had something to do with money laundering somehow

 

[Candy Apple+ Nutz]

So if we’re visiting from the US do we have to hold the phone upside down to tap and pay?

I’ll see myself out.

 

[75Batt]

Ah yeah no one will use this. Every retailer here already has contactless payment for the last 15-20 years why would they use this? only place i could see a use is maybe if you had a small market stall or something like that.

If you read the article that’s the kind of small business it was aimed at.

 

[Wanted797]

RIP Square.

 

[AppleTO]

Wouldn’t be super useful in Canada. We’ve had tap cards for a while but a lot of people still use chip and pin. I usually use Apple Pay now anyway, but the tap function of all my cards is broken. Not sure why, but I don’t really care to replace them.

 

[firerainnzz]

No,it isn't available yet. In the app it's meant to be in Settings> Account. But it isn't there

The way its worded i misinterpreted it, i didnt realise it was as the terminal, i just read half the heading "launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in Australia". I dont know how to delete the comment lol.

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Man, Aussies are getting a lot of Apple features recently.