Apple grants US developers the same NFC features it was forced to provide in Europe

Following pressure to open up its iPhone NFC payment processes to rivals across Europe, Apple has decided to bring the same feature to more countries, including the US.

Apple's iPhone NFC to open to third-party devs post-EU probe
Apple’s iPhone NFC to open to third-party devs post-EU probe

The European Union required Apple to allow rivals access to its technology under its recent Digital Markets Act (DMA). Now having created what it describes as a “secure way to offer NFC contactless transactions,” Apple is allowing developers in selected regions.

Initially, those regions are:

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