Apple has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in Brazil, 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 individuals and merchants with an iPhone XS or newer to accept contactless payments through supported iPhone apps. The merchant simply holds out their iPhone, and the customer holds their iPhone, Apple Watch, another digital wallet, or contactless credit card near the device and a secure payment will be made via NFC technology.
Tap to Pay on iPhone is available to payment platforms and app developers in Brazil to integrate it into their iOS apps and offer the payment option to their business customers.
“Tap to Pay on iPhone has helped companies around the world and of all sizes — from freelancers to large retailers — to offer new payment experiences, and we are excited to bring an easy, secure and private payment solution to Brazilian merchants,” said Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. “Brazil is a nation of great entrepreneurship, and now companies will have the possibility to accept payments by approach in all places of operation.”
Cloudwalk now offers Tap to Pay on iPhone for its Brazilian business customers, and other payment platforms, including Granito, Nubank, Stone and SumUp, will be available soon.
Brazil is the sixth region to support Tap to Pay, following rollouts in the U.K., Australia, and Taiwan earlier in the year. The feature rolled out in the U.S. in June 2022.
