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UK Takes Action to Challenge Apple's Dominance in Contactless Payments

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UK Takes Action to Challenge Apple's Dominance in Contactless Payments

UK Proposes Wider iPhone NFC Access and Lower Fees for Apple Pay Rivals

iClarified

UK Proposes Wider iPhone NFC Access and Lower Fees for Apple Pay Rivals

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

MacDailyNews

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

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...

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

9to5Mac

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

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...

Britain seeks to break Apple's grip on contactless payments

Economic Times

Britain seeks to break Apple's grip on contactless payments

The Competition and Markets Authority said its proposals would result in "substantially lower access fees" and easier access to Apple's contactless technology, opening the market to competition...

UK asks Apple to widen access to its payment tech

BBC

UK asks Apple to widen access to its payment tech

Proposed changes could lead to new digital wallets and keys as well as ticketing apps, the regulator says.

Zero UK fintechs launched an Apple Wallet rival due to NFC fees

Neowin

Zero UK fintechs launched an Apple Wallet rival due to NFC fees

Unlike European rivals such as PayPal and Klarna, British firms face strict tech restrictions and high fees that block alternative wallet apps.

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