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Payment Systems: Volksbanken Enable Iphone Payments without Apple Pay

Keeping the iPhone to the cash register and already paid - so far only with Apple Pay was possible. According to EU requirements, however, other players can now also use the NFC interface.

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Keeping the iPhone to the cash register and already paid - so far only with Apple Pay was possible. According to EU requirements, however, other players can now also use the NFC interface.

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The EU is forcing Apple to open its iPhones to alternatives to Apple Pay. The first banks are now offering their own payment apps.

Keep the iPhone to the cash register and it's already paid - so far it only went with Apple Pay. Now the Volksbanken are following suit. (Apple Pay, Apple)

German cooperative banks are putting their plan into action and now enable payments via iPhone without Apple Pay, Bloomberg reports. Following a pilot phase, the widespread rollout of the new method is now beginning. Customers of... [Link to article: Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken: Mobile payments on iPhone without Apple Pay launches]

Volksbank customers can now pay with their Girocard on their iPhone (stock image - AI-generated) Upday Stock Images. Customers of German Volksbanken can now pay in stores with their iPhones – without Apple Pay. The Volksbanken are thus the first banking group in Europe to utilize the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) to bring the Girocard directly to the iPhone. Customers will see a notification about the new payment function in their VR Banking ap…

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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