Apple Inc. will let developers enable purchases outside of its App Store, marking a change that previously prohibited such action. The move comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court this week declining to hear appeals from either Apple or Epic Games in their court saga. Epic sued Apple …
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Is GTCR a Worldpay Buyer? $1 Trillion in Digital Gift Cards; Apple Renews App Store Payments Appeal
Apple Renews App Store Payments Appeal And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/5/23
Apple Inc. said it will file a renewed appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a 2021 case that invalidated Apple’s requirement that App Store businesses accept payments only through Apple’s platform. Keys App Inc., a platform provider for locksmiths, launched its Keys App to enable digital payments for services and …
Read More »Eye on Cybercrime: Apple Tackles App Store Fraud; No Slowdown for ID Theft
Cybercrime remains a scourge difficult to tame, according to data from Apple Inc., the Identity Theft Resource Center, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Apple Inc. late Tuesday revealed it stopped more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions in its app store in 2022. In addition, the technology giant blocked nearly 3.9 …
Read More »Open Banking’s Threat to Cards; Eye on BNPL; Apple Objects to App Store Payment Changes
Apple Objects to App Store Payment Changes and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/1/21
Apple Inc. filed an objection to a September U.S. District Court ruling that it says hinders the computing giant’s ability to restrict developers on its App Store to Apple’s own payment system. The ruling upheld Apple’s requirement that developers use its payment system within the App Store but said Apple must allow references to …
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The First Payments Provider Lines Up at Apple’s App Store Following a Federal Court Ruling
One of the first moves to bring a payment system not controlled by Apple Inc. to Apple’s App Store emerged Thursday and follows a landmark federal-court ruling last month. Paddle Ltd., a London-based payments provider, said it will begin offering the alternative Dec. 7, in line with the terms of …
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Apple, Google Face Big App Store Change and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/31/21
Apple Inc.’s App Store and the Google Play store will have to open their payments services to competing providers for in-app purchases in South Korea if a recently passed bill becomes law, reported The Wall Street Journal, which also said the president’s party endorsed the legislation. Apple, in particular, has been the …
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