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Apple Pay
Apple Pay is Apple's wallet for a payer's cards: the card is stored on the device as a token, and a payment on an iPhone, iPad or Mac is confirmed with Face ID or Touch ID, in apps and on the web. For a checkout it is a card payment with the scheme's settlement, refunds and chargeback rules but without card entry, and the device's biometric check counts as strong customer authentication in Europe.
Key facts
- Countries
- United Arab EmiratesArmeniaArgentinaBrazilCanadaChileColombiaGermanyEgyptSpainFranceUnited KingdomIndiaItalyKyrgyzstanKazakhstanMexicoNetherlandsPeruPolandSaudi ArabiaUnited StatesUzbekistanVietnam
- Currencies
- USD, EUR, GBP, PLN, CAD, BRL, MXN, ARS, CLP, COP, PEN, AED, SAR, EGP, INR, KZT, KGS, UZS, AMD, VND
- Operations
- Pay-in · Recurring · Refund
- Settlement
- T+1
- Chargebacks
- under the scheme rules
How a payment goes through
- 1The checkout opens the wallet app or shows its button
- 2The payer confirms in the app with a PIN or biometrics
- 3The wallet confirms the payment to the provider within seconds
- 4Webhook to the merchant; a refund goes back the same way
How a payment goes through
- The checkout shows the Apple Pay button on a supported device and browser.
- The payer confirms the amount with Face ID or Touch ID; the device sends a one-time token with a cryptogram.
- The acquirer decrypts the token and authorises the card payment in seconds.
- Tranzify writes the result and calls the merchant’s webhook.
Apple Pay against a card entered at checkout
| Apple Pay | Card entered at checkout | |
|---|---|---|
| Launched | 2014; on the web since 2016 | — |
| Card data | a device token; the merchant never sees the card number | PAN in a PCI vault |
| Authentication | Face ID or Touch ID on the device | 3-D Secure where required |
| Settlement and chargebacks | T+1 and scheme rules, as any card | the same |
| Recurring | yes, by a merchant token after the first payment | yes |
| Payouts | no | push to card |
Payouts and refunds
Refunds go back to the underlying card through the acquirer. Recurring charges use the token the acquirer issues after the first Apple Pay payment. Payouts are not part of Apple Pay; card payouts go over Visa and Mastercard.
Who uses it
E-commerce, delivery and digital goods on mobile, where one tap decides whether the payer completes the order; SaaS and travel as a second button beside cards.
How to connect
- 1Onboard with Tranzify and get your network, keys and back office.
- 2Enter your account with the provider in the terminal settings — Tranzify already speaks its API.
- 3Add routing rules: countries, currencies, amounts, BIN ranges, priorities and weights.
- 4Go live. Every payment, callback and retry is in the journal for five years.
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Frequently asked questions
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