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You may not need Apple Pay to tap and pay with your EU iPhone soon


Bringing NFC to more developers.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. A report from Reuters reveals that EU regulators could sign off on Apple’s proposal to open the payment system next month, putting a two-year-long legal battle to rest. The European Commission announced earlier this year that Apple committed to allowing third-party payment providers to freely use the iPhone’s NFC capabilities.

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