Apple is not going to open up access to NFC on the iPhone

Not all countries are glad to see Apple Pay - this indicates a situation that revolves around paymentApple system in Australia. Representatives of the technology giant said that the three largest banks of the country have formed a cartel monopoly and now dictate the rules of payment systems, including Apple Pay.
Apple also rejected the banks' request for access to the NFC technology in the iPhone, says 9to5Mac. Banks wanted to create their own alternative payment methods using NFC and the iPhone, but in Cupertino were adamant: As stated at Apple, opening NFC to third parties - a direct threat to the iPhone security payments.
Without the cooperation with Apple banks can not fully run its payment system in a country, so that the Australian banks are strongly interfere with her. From the statements made by the corporation one thing is clear: Apple is not going to "open» NFC in the near future, so long as the technology will only work with the payment system of the company.
Apple Pay would presumably start in Russia this fall.