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EU Commission: Apple Pay NFC commitments antitrust case

Regulator

European Commission

acted against

Against

Apple committed to let rival mobile wallets use the iPhone's contactless NFC chip for in-store payments, resolving the Commission's concern that Apple Pay was favoured.

The case

Regulator
European Commission
Docket
AT.40452
Opened
Jun 16, 2020 formal proceedings opened Source
Decided
Jul 11, 2024
Status
ClosedCommitments binding for ten years.
Outcome
The Commission made binding Apple's commitments to open iPhone NFC access to third-party mobile wallets.

History

3 dated entries
DecisionJul 11, 2024 · 2.3y agoEU Commission: Apple Pay NFC commitmentsSource
FilingJan 19, 2024 · 2.8y agoMarket test of Apple's proposed commitmentsSource
FilingJun 16, 2020 · 6.4y agoFormal proceedings openedSource
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