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Apple Wallet and Apple Pay feature updates and legal status

Overview

Apple is rolling out updates to its digital wallet ecosystem through iOS 27. Initial developments include the introduction of a ‘Discover’ section within the Wallet app, designed to provide educational guides and shortcuts for managing digital assets such as Apple Pay, transit cards, and digital keys. Subsequent updates focus on enhancing the Apple Pay experience. A redesigned checkout interface utilizes a visual carousel, allowing users to navigate between registered cards via intuitive swipes rather than text-based menus. This interface also includes a new grid view to display specific card details, such as rewards and balances. A partnership with American Express enables users to redeem Membership Rewards points directly within the Apple Pay checkout flow for online or in-app purchases, with points valued at 0.7 cents each. Additionally, a ‘Tap to Share’ feature is expected to launch this fall as an extension of Tap to Pay on iPhone, allowing users to securely share contact details, shipping addresses, and loyalty rewards with participating merchants via a simple tap. Apple Pay is also expanding its contactless utility through NFC technology. Users can now perform cardless cash withdrawals at major ATMs, including those from Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase, and Citibank. Furthermore, the parking application PayByPhone has integrated Apple Pay in France. Recent iOS 27 updates have introduced ‘Create a Pass’ functionality, enabling users to digitize physical loyalty or membership cards. Financial management tools have also expanded; users can now split restaurant bills using Apple Cash by scanning receipts. While Apple has opened NFC access in the EU and internationally, the company faces ongoing legal scrutiny in the United States. A class-action lawsuit, active since 2022, alleges that Apple’s restriction of NFC technology to its own services constitutes anti-competitive behavior and that it collects billions in transaction fees from banks.

Entities

Apple · Apple Pay · American Express · Bank of America · Google

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 24 sources
    Apple faces US antitrust lawsuit over Apple Pay NFC access

    Apple faces a US class-action lawsuit over alleged antitrust violations regarding Apple Pay NFC access, even as it rolls out iOS 27 updates to improve the digital payment user experience.

  2. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Apple Pay expands contactless utility for ATMs and parking

    Apple Pay expands its contactless capabilities, enabling cardless ATM withdrawals at major banks and integrating with PayByPhone for parking payments in France.

  3. [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Apple Pay updates interface in iOS 27 and emphasizes digital wallet security

    Apple Pay receives a redesigned checkout interface in iOS 27 featuring a card carousel, alongside guidance on securing digital wallets by remotely deactivating them if a mobile device is lost.

  4. [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Apple enhances Apple Pay with new features and American Express integration

    Apple is enhancing Apple Pay with a redesigned iOS 27 interface, a new partnership with American Express to use reward points at checkout, and a “Tap to Share” feature for in-store shopping.

  5. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Apple Wallet introduces Discover section in iOS 27

    Apple Wallet is adding a new ‘Discover’ section in iOS 27 beta 5, featuring educational guides and shortcuts to help users manage Apple Pay, transit cards, tickets, and digital keys more easily.

Sources

9to5mac.com · allgaeuer-anzeigeblatt.de · augsburger-allgemeine.de · dattelner-morgenpost.de · der-bank-blog.de · dk-online.de · drd.com.br · europeonline-magazine.eu · fehmarn24.de · gaia.com · iphoneaddict.fr · kurierverlag.de · leinetal24.de · mactechnews.de · marler-zeitung.de · money101.com.tw · netthings.pt · newsbytesapp.com · nn.de · noz.de · onetz.de · recklinghaeuser-zeitung.de · ruhrnachrichten.de · saarbruecker-zeitung.de · sempreupdate.com.br · spidersweb.pl · stimberg-zeitung.de · suedkurier.de · techritual.com · volksfreund.de · waltroper-zeitung.de

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