PayPal Brings Contactless Payments to German iPhones Under New EU Rules

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PayPal users in Germany are able to set PayPal as the default payment app over ‌Apple Pay‌, using the side button to bring up PayPal as a payment option for one-tap contactless payments in retail locations.

PayPal won't be able to bring the contactless payment option to the United States or other countries unless those locations adopt similar rules requiring Apple to expand NFC access.

PayPal is able to offer direct tap to pay options in Germany because the Digital Markets Act in Europe forced Apple to allow third-party apps to use the ‌iPhone‌'s NFC chip.

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Author / Journalist: Juli Clover

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesChinaGermanyIcelandLiechtensteinNorway

Topics: Contactless Payment Update Software Tvos Payments Apple Iphone Paypal Users

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Published On: 2025-05-13 @ 13:04:58 (21 hours ago)

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