The expansion brings Apple’s payment acceptance feature to Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru. It gives businesses a way to accept cards, Apple Pay, and other contactless wallets using only a compatible iPhone and supported app.
Tap to Pay on iPhone works with the iPhone XS and newer running the latest version of iOS. Customers can hold a contactless debit or credit card, iPhone, Apple Watch, or another supported digital wallet near the merchant’s iPhone to complete a payment over NFC.
According to a post on Apple’s Latin American site, first spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple is launching the feature via several payment platforms across eight countries, although availability varies. The initial rollout includes: