Ngemva kokuvumelana neziphathimandla zaseYurophu ekuqaleni kwaleli hlobo, i-Apple izonikeza abathuthukisi bezinkampani zangaphandle ukufinyelela uma kukhulunywa ngokuxhumana okuseduze (i-NFC) maqondana nabahlinzeki be-mobile-wallet.

Kusukela yethulwa ngo-2014, i-Apple Pay, kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Apple ezihambisanayo zikwazile ukufinyelela isici esiphephile. Lapho i-iOS 18 ikhishwa ezinyangeni ezizayo, onjiniyela e-Australia, eBrazil, eCanada, eJapan, eNew Zealand, e-United States nase-United Kingdom bangasebenzisa ama-API anezindawo ezengeziwe ezizolandela.

“Besebenzisa ama-API amasha e-NFC kanye ne-SE (Secure Element), abathuthukisi bazokwazi ukunikeza ukuthengiselana okungenakuthintana ngaphakathi nohlelo kokukhokha esitolo, okhiye bezimoto, ezokuthutha ezivaliwe, amabheji ezinkampani, omazisi babafundi, okhiye basekhaya, okhiye behhotela, amakhadi okuthembeka kwabathengisi kanye nemiklomelo, kanye namathikithi emicimbi, kanye nomazisi kahulumeni azosekelwa esikhathini esizayo,” kusho isimemezelo se-Apple.

Isixazululo esisha senzelwe ukunikeza onjiniyela indlela ephephile yokunikeza ukuthengiselana okungenathintana ne-NFC ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo zabo zokusebenza ze-iOS. Abasebenzisi bazoba nenketho yokuvula uhlelo lokusebenza ngqo, noma ukusetha uhlelo lokusebenza njengohlelo lwabo lokusebenza oluzenzakalelayo olungenathintana kuzilungiselelo ze-iOS, bese uchofoza kabili inkinobho eseceleni ku-iPhone ukuze uqalise ukuthengiselana.