appleaccused of using its own payment service, Apple Pay, as a monopoly. New opened by multiple payment services in the US Apple Pay lawsuitclaimed that the tech giant illegally profited from Apple Pay and was breaking antitrust laws.
Contactless payment lawsuit filed against Apple Pay
The investigation launched by Affinity Credit Union, Apple’s on iPhone, iPad and Watch proved to be unfair in contactless payment. He noted that Apple Pay was set as the primary option for contactless payments and other services were restricted.
Plaintiff, mobile wallet on iOS claimed that they paid Apple to serve as the Stating that Apple uses its own payment system as a monopoly, Affinity Credit Union claimed that Apple prevented the use of rival mobile wallets.
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The institution also supports Android users. Google Pay for contactless payment He stated that he could choose other services. But the operations on iOS are not as they should be. So allegedly, an iPhone owner can download Google Pay, but not use it to make contactless payments.
It should not be ignored that Apple receives commissions from the payments of external companies. Affinity Credit Union stated that companies that export cards pay fees up to 0.15 percent in credit transactions. If this figure Apple’s $1 billion a year it generates more profit.
Let us remind you that Apple has not yet made a statement about Apple Pay. The company has denied allegations that it has restricted Apple Pay and other payment services in previous antitrust lawsuits.
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