Technology Updates: Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Singapore

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https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/02/apple-launches-tap-to-pay-iphone-singapore/

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Apple has officially launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in Singapore, enabling individuals, small businesses, and large merchants to accept contactless payments directly on an iPhone without needing additional hardware. The feature, first introduced in the United States in February 2022, transforms compatible iPhones into secure payment terminals, supporting Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and digital wallets.

All Tap to Pay transactions are encrypted, and Apple does not collect information about purchases or buyers, maintaining user privacy. The system uses the iPhone’s built-in NFC technology to authenticate contactless payments and also supports PIN entry, with accessibility features included to accommodate different user needs.

At launch, Tap to Pay in Singapore supports several major payment platforms and providers, including Adyen, Fiuu, HitPay, Revolut, Stripe, and Zoho. Apple also announced that Grab will integrate Tap to Pay on iPhone early next year, expanding its reach into one of Singapore’s most widely used payment ecosystems.

To use Tap to Pay on iPhone, merchants simply open a participating app, key in the transaction details, and present their iPhone to the customer, who then completes the payment using Apple Pay or any other supported contactless method. The feature works on iPhone XS or newer, making it broadly accessible to most modern iPhone users in Singapore.

With this rollout, Singapore becomes one of the markets where Tap to Pay on iPhone is available, joining a growing list of 50 countries and regions worldwide. Apple continues to maintain an updated list of supported countries on its website as the service expands globally.