US EditionPayPal starts rolling out direct iPhone NFC payments in Europe
- PayPal started rolling out its Tap to Pay contactless payment feature for iPhone users in Germany in May 2025.
- This rollout follows the European Union's Digital Markets Act requiring Apple to allow third-party access to the iPhone's NFC chip, which Apple previously limited to Apple Pay only.
- PayPal's feature enables users to tap their iPhone on Mastercard-enabled terminals and offers installment payments and cashback rewards through the PayPal app.
- The head of PayPal's operations in Germany described the launch as the company's largest investment in product development to date and announced that the service will be rolled out across the country within the next few weeks.
- The feature currently applies only to iPhone users in Germany and does not work on Apple Watch, with expansion to other regions dependent on similar regulatory openness to NFC access.
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