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Switzerland opens antitrust probe over iPhone NFC access
Swiss regulators are examining what conditions Apple puts on third-party firms before it allows them to use the same NFC technology that enables Apple Pay.NFC payments are to be investigated by Switzerland's competition regulatorIn June 2024, the European Union forced Apple to open up its NFC payment processes to rivals. Apple then granted the same access to companies in a range of regions including the US, Canada, and Japan in August 2024.Now S…
The competition regulator in Switzerland announced an investigation with Apple regarding the way other companies have access to the NFC chip inside iPhones. The statement from the Swiss Competition Commission seeks to “clarify whether other payment application companies can effectively compete with Apple in 'contactless' payments on iOS devices in stores”. It should be remembered that, in August, Apple started allowing other companies to take ad…
The Swiss Confederation wants to clarify the access methods to the iPhone's NFC interface from a competition law perspective - on macitynet.it Apple in the crosshairs of the Swiss Competition Commission for the iPhone's NFC
1 Step Forward, 2 Backwards: Apple Now Faces A Swiss Antitrust Scrutiny As It Wins Some Reprieve In The US
Every time you think that Apple has reached the proverbial nadir in terms of global antitrust investigations, another emerges akin to a Russian babushka doll. Switzerland's antitrust authority is now investigating Apple Pay over NFC payments Third-party entities are generally free to access the NFC-based contactless payment technology on Android devices. However, Apple Pay only began to allow a relatively unencumbered access to its NFC tech acro…
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