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A Norwegian firm has become the first to take advantage of the EU law that required Apple to allow Apple Pay rivals to use its iPhone NFC technology.
Tap to Vipps works exactly the same way that Apple Pay does — image credit: Vipps MobilePay
Tap to Vipps works exactly the same way that Apple Pay does — image credit: Vipps MobilePay
As per the requirements of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple has been adding APIs to allow rivals to use its iPhone NFC in their digital wallet and banking apps. Now users of Vipps MobilePay in Norway can simply elect to use that service instead of Apple Pay.
“We have fought for years to be able to compete on equal footing with Apple,” said Rune Garborg, CEO of Vipps MobilePay, in a blog post, “and it feels almost surreal to finally be able to launch our very own solution.”
Norway gets world’s first Apple Pay alternative for iPhone
Norway gets world’s first Apple Pay alternative for iPhone
