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Tap to Pay on iPhone

Accepting payments is easy. Your customer simply holds their card horizontally over the contactless symbol on your iPhone for a few seconds, until the Done checkmark appears.

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Accept contactless payments right on your iPhone.

With Tap to Pay on iPhone and MagTek’s partner’s app using the MagTek Virtual Reader SDK, you can accept all types of in-person, contactless payments right on your iPhone—from physical debit and credit cards to Apple Pay and other digital wallets—no extra readers or hardware needed. It’s easy, secure, and private.

Expand where you do business.

With Tap to Pay on iPhone, now you can accept all types of in-person, contactless payments right on your iPhone and expand how and where you do business. Reach new customers with a simpler checkout experience, take payments on the go, and explore new setups, like line busting. All you need is your iPhone and MagTek’s partner’s app using the MagTek Virtual Reader SDK. No extra hardware needed.

No additional hardware required.

Whether you are starting a new business or looking to expand, Tap to Pay on iPhone now allows you to accept all types of in-person, contactless payments right on your iPhone. So there’s no need to invest in or manage card readers and terminals. All you need is your iPhone and MagTek’s partner’s app using the MagTek Virtual Reader SDK.

It takes just a few simple steps.

  • 1. Open MagTek’s partner’s app on your iPhone, and enter required information.
  • 2. Present your iPhone to the customer.
  • 3. Your customer holds their card horizontally at the top of your iPhone, over the contactless symbol for a few seconds.
  • 4. When you see the Done checkmark, the card read is complete and the transaction is being processed.

Enabling your app with Tap to Pay on iPhone is easy.

Using Tap to Pay on iPhone with MagTek’s partner’s app removes the complexities of developing and maintaining a custom payment product. It provides a fully certified solution that you can easily enable on your app.

Privacy and security of iPhone built in.

Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the built-in security and privacy features of iPhone to help protect your business and customer data. Apple doesn’t store card numbers on Apple servers, so merchants and customers can rest assured that their data stays theirs.*

No recording.

  • When a payment is processed, Tap to Pay on iPhone is designed to prevent all photo, video, screenshot, and screen-recording features from capturing a customer’s card number.

Download the app to get started.

Tap to Pay on iPhone Requirements: Tap to Pay on iPhone requires a supported payment app and the latest version of iOS. Update to the latest version by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Tap Download and Install. Some contactless cards may not be accepted by your payment app. Transaction limits may apply. The Contactless Symbol is a trademark owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC. Tap to Pay on iPhone is not available in all markets. For Tap to Pay on iPhone countries and regions, see https://developer.apple.com/tap-to-pay/regions/.

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Compatibility

Applications


Enabling developers to support Tap to Pay on iPhone

Use Cases


Line-busting, curbside, on-the-go, in-person, contractors

Devices


iPhone XS with iOS 17.4 and newer

Processors


Fiserv and TSYS

Magensa Cloud Service


Magensa Payment Protection Gateway (MPPG) via Unigate API

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Tap to Pay on iPhone Requirements: Tap to Pay on iPhone requires a supported payment app and the latest version of iOS. Update to the latest version by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Tap Download and Install. Some contactless cards may not be accepted by your payment app. Transaction limits may apply. The Contactless Symbol is a trademark owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC. Tap to Pay on iPhone is not available in all markets. For Tap to Pay on iPhone countries and regions, see https://developer.apple.com/tap-to-pay/regions/.
* Tap to Pay on iPhone Encryption and Storage: Encrypted card numbers are temporarily stored on iPhone only for transactions made in Store and Forward mode.

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