HK merchants can now accept contactless card payment with just iPhones, Apple says

Hong Kong merchants can now use their iPhones to accept payments from contactless credit and debit cards, as Apple expanded its Tap to Pay service to the city. 

At checkout, the merchant will simply prompt the customer to hold their contactless credit or debit card, iPhone, Apple Watch, or other digital wallet near the merchant’s iPhone, and the payment will be securely completed using near-field communication technology, with no additional hardware needed, the iPhone maker said. 

Adyen, Global Payments, KPay, and SoéPay are the first payment platforms in Hong Kong to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone, which supports Apple Pay and other digital wallets, as well as contactless credit and debit cards from leading payment networks, including American Express, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay, and Visa.

All transactions made using the service are encrypted and Apple doesn’t store card numbers or transaction information on the device or on Apple servers, the company said. 

The function is available on an iPhone 11 or later running the latest iOS version.