Tap to Pay on iPhone
Take contactless payments with your iPhone.
With Tap to Pay on iPhone and the PayPal Zettle app, you can now accept all types of in-person, contactless payments right on your phone — from physical debit and credit cards to Apple Pay and other digital wallets. It's easy, secure, and private.
Getting started is easy.
Download the app and sign up.
To use Tap to Pay on iPhone, simply download the PayPal Zettle app, sign up and start accepting in-person payments anytime, where you do business.
No additional hardware required.
All you need is your iPhone and the Zettle app. Save yourself the hassle of purchasing, setting up and learning to use a dedicated card reader.
Privacy and security built-in.
Tap to Pay on iPhone uses the built-in features of iPhone to help keep customer data protected.
How to take a payment with Tap to Pay on iPhone.
- Download the PayPal Zettle app on your iPhone, and sign-up
- Key in an amount for a product or service – then enable Tap to Pay on iPhone
- Present the iPhone to the customer
- Your customer holds their card horizontally or their device at the top of your iPhone, over the contactless symbol for a few seconds.
- When you see the Done checkmark, the card read is complete and the transaction is being processed.
Accept popular payment types
Give customers the flexibility to pay the way they want with just one tap. Accept debit and credit cards, and digital wallets—with secure, safely encrypted PayPal transactions.
Frequently asked questions
Get started with Tap to Pay on iPhone
Download the free PayPal Zettle app and use our Tap to Pay feature to accept contactless payments on your iPhone.