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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12943

3 May 2022
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
Abuse of dominant position, Commission sends Statement of Objections to Apple regarding Apple Pay
Brussels, 02/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission informed Apple on Monday 2 May of its preliminary view that the company was abusing its dominant position in the markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices (‘Statement of Objections’).

By restricting access to a standard technology for making contactless payments in shops using ‘Near Field Communication’ (NFC) or ‘tap and go’ mobile devices, Apple is restricting competition in the iOS mobile wallet market.

The Commission is challenging Apple’s decision to...

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