Apple wants your iPhone to replace your credit card
Apple Pay gets significant updates at WWDC 2022
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Applehas revealed plans to make it easier to use your iPhone as a payment tool with the launch of several new services atWWDC 2022.
The new additions include the long-awaited Apple Pay Later, arriving as part ofiOS 16, which lets shoppers split the cost of a purchase made with their device into four equal payments over six weeks, without incurring interest or late fees.
The company has also made it easier to pay in stores using your Apple smartphone with the announcement that its Tap to Pay on iPhone service will launch later this month.
Apple Pay Later
“Apple Pay Later provides users in the US with a seamless and secure way to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase,” the company’s officialpress releasenoted.
Built into Apple Wallet, and available both online and within apps, Apple Pay Later will be available as a payment option alongside paying in full whenever a user checks out with Apple Pay or Wallet.
The service is built on Mastercard’s network, and gives users a clear view of exactly what payment amounts are expected, and on which date. Users have the option to pay early to clear a balance if wanted, with Apple saying the tool is “designed with users’ financial health in mind”.
The buy now pay later (BNPL) market has exploded in popularity in recent years as shoppers look for a more flexible way to spread payments, and Apple wants a slice of the market dominated by the likes of Klarna and Block (previously known as Square).
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Reports of Apple Pay Laterfirst emerged in July 2021, with rumors of a partnership with Goldman Sachs, which had been the company’s partner for its Apple Card credit card since 2019.
Apple could be working on a whole host of financial and banking tools>Square snaps up buy now, pay later service Afterpay>Barely anyone is using Apple Pay in stores anymore
Tap to Pay on iPhone
The rollout of Tap to Pay on iPhone is also a significant show of support for small businesses everywhere, allowing thousands of them to accept payment via iPhone. Initially only available in the US, Tap to Pay on iPhone uses NFC to securely complete and process transactions, and will work on the iPhone XS and newer models.
Apple launchedTap to Payin February 2022 as a way for more businesses to accept Apple Pay and other types of contactless payments, and recently announced apartnership with Squareto build the service into the latter’s POS terminals.
Mike Moore is Deputy Editor at TechRadar Pro. He has worked as a B2B and B2C tech journalist for nearly a decade, including at one of the UK’s leading national newspapers and fellow Future title ITProPortal, and when he’s not keeping track of all the latest enterprise and workplace trends, can most likely be found watching, following or taking part in some kind of sport.
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