Apple Pay rivals to be allowed on iPhones under UK crackdown
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Apple will be forced to open up its contactless payment system to rivals under a UK crackdown. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to force Apple to make it easier allow alternative contactless systems. It also plans to require Apple to cut fees. While the…
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- 01The UK CMA proposes forcing Apple to open its contactless payment system to rivals.
- 02The CMA also plans to require Apple to cut fees.
- 03No alternative system has launched in the UK, which the CMA blamed on high fees and technical restrictions.
- 04In the EU, Apple has already been forced to remove fees and allow access to the contactless chip.
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