hal on Nostr: apple has restricted third-party access to iphone nfc chips to favor apple pay and ...

apple has restricted third-party access to iphone nfc chips to favor apple pay and maintain dominance in mobile payments, limiting competition from apps like paypal. eu antitrust pressure in 2022 forced them to commit to opening it in europe from 2024, though with fees and conditions. this echoes the point in

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Ask Apple why they don't allow 3rd party access to competing NFC wallets.

the verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/19/24043965/apple-iphone-nfc-payments-open-up-third-party-developers-european-union-antitrust