Good news for millions of merchants, from small businesses to large retailers; Now cashing out will be much easier. In fact, the Apple service on iPhone is also arriving in Italy Tap to pay, which allows you to use your smartphone as a POS device, to collect contactless payments. This means you just need to use other equipment to collect you will simply need to download an app on your iPhone.
How it will work
At the time of payment, simply bring the credit, debit or prepaid card close to the merchant's iPhone, Apple Watch or other digital wallet and the transaction will be completed securely through NFC technology.2 . This alone is enough for the new technology Tap to Pay on iPhone which will give the possibility to accept payments wherever you are, not necessarily only within your own store.
A success in Europe
“Tap to Pay on iPhone has revolutionized the checkout experience in many types of businesses in Europe and other countries, and we are happy to collaborate with payment platforms to support merchants in Italy by offering them a simple, secure and private way to accept contactless payments via iPhone and a partner-enabled iOS app, without the need for additional devices“, has explained Jennifer BaileyVice President of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet at Apple.
“Over 4.3 million small and medium-sized companies in Italy have long played a fundamental role in the country's economy and, together with payment platforms, app developers and payment networks, we are making it easier than ever for Italian businesses of all sizes to accept contactless payments and continue to grow their business“.
Integrated technology
From today the new Apple function can be integrated into its iOS solutions, making it available to their merchant customers. Adyen, myPOS, Nexi, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp And Viva they are the first payment platforms to offer starting today Tap to Pay on iPhone to Italian merchants who are their customers. It will also be available soon with Fabrick, Numia, And Saddle.
A completely safe mode
Using the integrated features of the iPhone, the transaction will be extremely safe for customers and merchants who receive it. In fact, when a payment is processed, Apple does not store card numbers of customers neither on the merchant's device nor on its own servers.
In addition to providing a convenient, simple and secure way to accept digital payments, merchants who download the Nexi app on their iPhone can manage transactions in real time and digitally send receipts to customers, offering greater flexibility and speed.