Tap to Pay on iPhone – question about flow after “Prerequisites”

Hello,

I’m trying to better understand the implementation flow for Tap to Pay on iPhone.

In a partner onboarding portal (Partner Hub), the process is presented in the following stages:

• Registration • Prerequisites • Operations & Setup • Certification • Launch

However, it’s not clear what actually changes after completing the “Prerequisites” stage.

Questions:

  1. After completing “Prerequisites”, are there any changes in terms of entitlements or capabilities provided by Apple?
  2. Is access to Tap to Pay functionality enabled at this point, or does it depend on steps outside of Apple’s developer environment?
  3. At what stage is the production entitlement typically granted?
  4. Is there any Apple-specific action required between “Prerequisites” and “Operations & Setup”?

I would appreciate any clarification on how this transition works from Apple’s perspective.

Thank you.

Tap to Pay on iPhone – question about flow after “Prerequisites”
 
 
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