Apple is finally letting third-party app developers add NFC options with the upcoming iOS 18.1 update, meaning that devs will be able to implement their version of contactless transaction systems ...

Using an app like NFC Tools or NFC TagWriter, you can embed the setup details for your Wi-Fi network within the NFC tag. When people want to get online at your place, ...

One of the latest targets is NFC, the technology behind tap-to-pay. It might seem harmless, but a new scam is using it in ways most people would never expect. An Android malware called SuperCard ...

For Apple, opening the NFC system to third-party payment apps is allowing direct competition to Apple Pay inside its own ecosystem. This is something that the company didn’t want. However, it ...

NFCSPE APIs. Apple will provide secure NFCSPE APIs in iOS 18.1, which allows apps to conduct secure NFC transactions, and onboard and store contactless account info.

Well, it seems like we’ll have more to look forward to with iOS 18.1 than Apple Intelligence, as Apple has announced it will begin allowing developers to use NFC and the Secure Element chip in ...

Using NFC will enable developers to make an app that could be used as the phone’s default contactless app. Users would also be able to select the app manually. If needed, the NFC app running in ...

Instead of using only Apple Pay to hold over terminals from stores to complete a payment, Apple is now offering the iPhone's NFC to be available for developers to utilize for their respective apps.

Apple reports that, starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer NFC contactless transactions using the Secure Element from within their own apps on iPhone, separate from Apple Pay and ...

An NFC reader, which includes most iPhones and Android systems, would direct anyone who taps their phone on the child’s medical band to their Sharewear profile, giving them instant access to the ...