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Nettavisen: Apple announced several updates for the iPhone and the App Store on Thursday evening. Perhaps the biggest news, according to DinSide, is that Apple is opening up the NFC chip to third parties.
NFC stands for “Near Field Communication” and refers to short-term communication. When you pay with your mobile phone at a card terminal, such as Apple Pay, your phone uses its NFC chip.
– Big cheers
Previously, the NFC chip was locked and limited to use with Apple Pay. This change gives DNB, Sparebank1, Vipps and others the opportunity to offer their own contactless payment solutions on the iPhone.
– We have been fighting for a long time to ensure that people are free to choose which payment solution they want. “That’s why we were very jubilant last Friday when the European Commission broke the news that Apple had agreed to open up NFC technology, which also allows players like Vipps to offer carpeting on terminals in physical stores,” says Caroline Lunde, communications manager at Vipps MobilePay at DinSide.
Although the European Commission must provide final clarification of the new rules and Apple must provide the necessary documentation, Vipps is already preparing the solution for the widespread introduction of iPhone and Android.
This will happen after March 7, when the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) comes into force.
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