In the iOS 17.1 test version released to developers earlier, UK iPhone users will be allowed to add specific bank debit cards (debit cards) to the Wallet App, and then check the account's available balance and latest transaction records at any time through a feature called Connected Cards.
Relevant news indicates that the Connected Cards function mainly relies on the Open Banking framework implemented in the UK. When setting it up, it was also stated that it would use the services of the UK-based Apple Payments Services company and the US-based Apple Processing company to allow users' bank account information to be smoothly displayed in the built-in Wallet App of the iPhone. Apple will not store or share users' bank account information.
The banks currently offering support include Barclays, the second largest bank in the UK, Monzo, a UK online bank, Starling Bank, the pure online bank, HSBC, the largest bank in the UK and Europe, and Royal Bank of Scotland.
In addition to testing this feature in the UK first, Apple is expected to open it for testing in the United States and handle related service matters through Apple Process.
It is currently unclear when Apple will officially launch the Connected Cards feature in the UK, and the specific launch time and related operating mode have not yet been confirmed in the United States.
If the UK operates through an open banking framework, the open banking framework currently being implemented in Taiwan may also be applicable to Apple's feature, which means that the Connected Cards feature may also have the opportunity to enter the Taiwanese market.
