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What Apple's pledge to open the iPhone NFC's features could mean for iOS

By Adam Davidson

Published 9 hours ago

European Union fair competition rules mean we may see Google Pay and Samsung Pay come to the iPhone.

Apple has made commitments to open up the iPhone's NFC hardware to third-party mobile payment apps in response to EU fair competition rules.
These commitments include granting access to NFC hardware through APIs, providing additional features for payment apps, and establishing dispute settlement mechanisms.
If Apple fails to comply with these commitments, it could face fines of up to 10% of its global turnover, which could amount to nearly $40 billion.