After a nudge from regulators, Apple will allow all kinds of new contactless abilities outside Apple Wallet, including car keys, corporate badges, and event tickets
Apple developers will soon be able to offer contactless transactions using the iPhone’s NFC chip, meaning iPhone owners could have more flexibility outside of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.
Beyond in-store payments, this could let people access car keys, corporate badges, student IDs, home keys, hotel keys, rewards cards, or event tickets within the apps that issue them. Government IDs will be supported in the future, Apple says.
