{"id":441056,"date":"2022-05-02T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T14:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-abused-market-power-to-boost-apple-pay-eu\/"},"modified":"2022-05-02T17:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T14:39:04","slug":"apple-abused-market-power-to-boost-apple-pay-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-abused-market-power-to-boost-apple-pay-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple &#8216;abused&#8217; market power to boost Apple Pay: EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34cc3dc80d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34cc3dc80d9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-abused-market-power-to-boost-apple-pay-eu\/#%E2%80%9CApple_%E2%80%98abused_market_power_to_boost_Apple_Pay_EU%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Apple &#8216;abused&#8217; market power to boost Apple Pay: EU&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CApple_%E2%80%98abused_market_power_to_boost_Apple_Pay_EU%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Apple &#8216;abused&#8217; market power to boost Apple Pay: EU&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le has \u201cabused\u201d its dominant position in the smartphone and app markets to give Apple Pay an unfair boost over other mobile payments systems, European Union regulators alleged on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The iPhone maker has prevented competitors from accessing the iPhone hardware and software that enables \u201ctap and go\u201d payments in stores and rapid payments online, according to the European Commission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple has built a closed ecosystem around its devices and its operating system, iOS,\u201d the EU\u2019s competition chief Margrethe Vestager said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/speech_22_2773\">statement<\/a>. \u201cAnd Apple controls the gates to this ecosystem, setting the rules of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for anyone who wants to reach consumers using Apple devices.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s actions have \u201cprevented emergence of new and innovative competition that could have challenged Apple,\u201d resulting in less choice for consumers, Vestager added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The competition chief said that Apple may have violated the bloc\u2019s antitrust laws. The EU has the power to levy fines against Apple and require the company to change its practices if the charges are upheld.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-pay-98.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Vestager\" class=\"wp-image-22107513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-pay-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-pay-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-pay-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said the Apple\u2019s actions have \u201cprevented emergence of new and innovative competition.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe designed Apple Pay to provide an easy and secure way for users to digitally present their existing payment cards and for banks and other financial\u00a0institutions to offer contactless payments for their customers,\u201d an Apple spokesperson said. \u201cApple Pay is only one of many options available to European consumers for making payments, and\u00a0has ensured equal access to NFC while setting industry-leading standards for privacy and security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to engage with the Commission to ensure European consumers have access to the payment option of their choice in a safe and secure\u00a0environment,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>The EU had been investigating Apple pay since June 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-iphone_15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Apple\" class=\"wp-image-22107518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-iphone_15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-iphone_15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/apple-iphone_15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Apple denied limiting developers\u2019 access to payments-related hardware and software. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Barcroft <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bloc has also opened a variety of other probes into the company, including over its controversial practice of requiring app developers to use Apple\u2019s own payments system for in-app purchases, which critics say is an abuse of market power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> also comes as the EU prepares to enforce a newly-passed piece of legislation called the Digital Markets Act, which would restrict how tech firms track users and require more integration between products developed by different companies, among other measures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Companies that violate the law will be require to pay fines of up to 10% of global revenue. 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