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EU Commission: Apple Pay NFC commitments antitrust case

European Commission · AT.40452 · decided Jul 11, 2024 · Closed

Decision

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

Against
Apple
Regulator
European Commission
Docket
AT.40452
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

2 dated entries
DateEntry
Jul 11, 2024Decision: EU Commission: Apple Pay NFC commitments
Jan 19, 2024Filing: Market test of Apple's proposed commitments

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