此消息是在蘋果早些時候發布聲明之後發布的。這家科技巨頭公司表示正在 iOS 18.1 中擴展其 NFC 功能
Circle 執行長 Jeremy Allaire 宣布，iPhone 用戶很快將能夠透過手機使用 USDC 進行付款。
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此消息發布之前，蘋果公司本週早些時候宣布將在iOS 18.1 中擴展其NFC 功能，這將允許開發者使用iPhone 上應用程式中的安全元件提供NFC 非接觸式交易，而不僅僅是Apple Pay 和Wallet。這包括店內購買交易、數位鑰匙、ID 等。
蘋果在聲明中透露，這些新的 API 將在澳洲、巴西、加拿大、日本、紐西蘭、英國和美國推出。這家科技巨頭沒有提及其他歐洲國家，但確實表示其他地點也會跟進。
透過 Circle 整合在 iPhone 上啟用 USDC Tap to Pay
Speaking on the Circle integration on the iPhone, Jeremy noted that this development has nothing to do with Apple or Apple Pay, as his company does not have a relationship with the tech giant.
He went on to explain that the new functionality will allow users to make payments by simply tapping their phones using the USDC stablecoin. Before this update, only Apple’s own Wallet app and Apple Pay had access to the iPhone’s NFC technology for payments, he added.
According to Jeremy, the new functionality will allow point-of-sale (PoS) systems to specify to an iPhone what blockchain address it will accept USDC on, or the amount to pay. The iPhone-based wallet app will then prompt the user to confirm a payment (like with FaceID) and initiate a transaction over the blockchain to settle the USDC.
“This would allow a PoS to tell an iPhone what blockchain address it will accept USDC on, or the amount to pay, and then the iPhone-based wallet app could prompt the user to confirm a payment (like with FaceID) and initiate a transaction over the blockchain to settle the USDC,” he said.
Allaire also noted that Apple opening up access to the iPhone’s NFC goes far beyond just USDC, enabling a wide range of possibilities outside of stablecoins, such as using NFTs for tickets and other certificates, and allowing other stablecoins like EURC to be used.
He then urged wallet developers to begin integrating Apple’s latest features and preparing their apps for USDC Tap to Pay, adding:
“FWIW, this applies to lots of things outside of USDC — NFTs for tickets, other certificates, other stablecoins like EURC, etc So, yes, Wallet developers should start using the latest Apple iOS SDKs that support this and ready their apps for USDC Tap to Pay.”
While Circle works on its Tap to Pay on the iPhone, MetaMask, another crypto payment firm, has partnered with Mastercard and Baanx to launch a self-custody debit card pilot in the United Kingdom and the European Union. The test will allow select users to directly pay for regular purchases from their crypto wallets, further connecting digital currencies with traditional payment methods.
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