Apple has expanded Tap to Pay on iPhone to eight additional countries, making it easier for small businesses to accept contactless payments without extra hardware.
This feature lets retailers use their iPhones as payment terminals for credit cards and mobile wallets.
First introduced in 2022 in the US, Tap to Pay on iPhone now supports a wide range of payment platforms in the new countries, enabling millions of more businesses to use the service.
New Countries and Payment Platforms
The countries getting Tap to Pay today include:
- Belgium (Adyen, Axepta, Mollie, myPOS, Pay.nl, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp, Viva, Worldline)
- Croatia (Adyen, Viva, Worldline)
- Cyprus (Adyen, Revolut, SumUp, Viva, Worldline)
- Denmark (Adyen, Mollie, Nexi, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp, Surfboard Payments, Viva; PayPal coming soon)
- Greece (myPOS, Viva, Worldline; NBG Pay coming soon)
- Iceland (Adyen, Rapyd, Revolut; Teya coming soon)
- Luxembourg (Adyen, Mollie, Revolut, Stripe, SumUp, Viva, Worldline)
- Malta (Adyen, Global Payments, Revolut, SumUp, Viva)
Supported Payment Methods
Tap to Pay works with contactless cards from major networks such as American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa. Regional cards like Bancontact in Belgium and Dankort in Denmark are also supported through specific payment partners.
Background
This expansion follows a similar rollout in March 2025, when Tap to Pay on iPhone arrived in Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
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