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Apple launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Egypt

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple will be giving more retail employees newer iPhone 16s to increase the in-store usage of Tap to Pay on iPhone.

Apple has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in Egypt, empowering merchants to use iPhone to accept in-person, contactless payments. 

With Tap to Pay on iPhone, merchants can accept contactless payments through a supporting iOS app on an iPhone Xs or later running the latest iOS version. At checkout, the merchant will simply prompt the customer to hold their contactless credit or debit card, iPhone or Apple Watch, or other digital wallet near the merchant’s iPhone, and the payment will be securely completed using NFC technology. No additional hardware is needed, so merchants can accept payments from wherever they do business. 

Dennis Sellers
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