UK Regulators Push for Fair Competition Against Apple Pay to Benefit Rivals

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UK Regulators Push for Fair Competition Against Apple Pay to Benefit Rivals

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UK Says Apple Needs to Do More to Help Apple Pay Rivals

10/21/2026

The United Kingdom's competition regulator thinks Apple needs to do more to help out its Apple Pay Rivals.

MacRumors

UK Proposes New Ways to Help Apple Pay Rivals

10/21/2026

The UK's competition regulator has proposed changes to make it easier and cheaper for companies to offer alternatives to Apple Pay on the iPhone (via Reuters). The Competition and Markets...

The Mac Observer

UK Watchdog Says Apple Still Blocks Contactless Payment Rivals

10/21/2026

The UK claims Apple makes it too difficult for outside developers to build payment alternatives due to high fees and strict technical rules on its devices.

9to5Mac

Apple still makes it too hard for Apple Pay competitors to emerge, says UK

10/20/2026

Apple still makes it too hard for third-party developers to launch alternatives to Apple Pay, despite loosening its grip on access to the NFC chip embedded in iPhones. That’s the claim made by the...

MacDailyNews

UK regulator’s bid to crack open Apple Pay puts competitors’ interests ahead of user security and privacy

10/20/2026

Apple Pay Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched a consultation that would compel Apple to loosen control of the iPhone’s near-field communication (NFC) technology used for...