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UK regulator: Apple still hinders Apple Pay competition

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The UK's antitrust regulator has stated that Apple Inc. continues to make it difficult for competitors to Apple Pay to emerge. Despite some concessions regarding access to the iPhone's NFC chip, the regulator argues that Apple's practices still hinder third-party developers from launching viable alternatives. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a major jurisdiction against a dominant tech company regarding its payment system. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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UK regulator: Apple still hinders Apple Pay competition

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    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 Ap

    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 UK’s ant…

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