This passage, as well as much of the rest of the E.C.’s “statement of objections”, seeks to dismiss the hard work Apple has done to make Apple Pay successful. Widespread in the EU, and allows for the safest and most seamless Other technologies, such as those based on QR code, that can be
NFC technology was developed by third parties, is standardised andĪvailable in almost all payment terminals in Europe. The core of the E.C.’s complaint is that they think Apple should be legally required to allow third party-developers to add features to the OS. Let’s get back to a balanced market, right?Īpple restricted access to key inputs that are necessary toĭevelop and run mobile payment apps, so-called ‘mobile wallets’.Īpple Wallet is more than an app it’s a feature built into the OS. We are concerned that Apple may have illegally distortedĬompetition in the market for mobile wallets on Apple devices.Īpple took a vibrant, perfectly balanced market where NFC payments were used by almost no one and turned it into a market where Apple Pay is accepted at most brick and mortar retailers and millions of iPhone users enjoy using it, with whatever credit and debit cards they choose. Today, the Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Apple. Noted Interaction Design and Security Expert Margrethe Vestager Redesigns the iPhone’s NFC Support Wednesday, įrom the European Commission, “ Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the Statement of Objections Sent to Apple Over Practices Regarding Apple Pay”:
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