U.S. third-party developers soon will have new capabilities to access the secure element piece of Apple Inc.’s iPhone when iOS 18.1 eventually is released, a move that could herald further app ...

The iPhone maker will finally allow developers to access the device’s NFC chip and secure element. Will this trigger a payments bonanza in Cupertino? Ten years after the first iPhone with an NFC chip ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Birch is a London-based advisor on digital financial services. Apple has announced that any third-party wallet can now build ...

With the release of iOS 18.1, Apple will finally open its secure contactless payments system to third-party developers. Here's how Apple's implementation functions. In iOS 18.1 Apple will open its ...