Apple lets rivals use tap-and-go payments as EU's Vestager warns on tech charges
Apple will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulator said on Thursday, even as its chief Margrethe Vestager said the iPhone maker has yet to change its business practices to comply with landmark tech rules.
EU ends Apple Pay antitrust probe with binding commitments to open up contactless payments
Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager, who heads up the EU’s competition division, announced the development in a press conference Thursday. Apple has until July 25 to implement changes that will allow developers of rival mobile wallets to offer contactless ...
EU Antitrust Chief to Announce Apple's Major Decision on Mobile Payments
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will hold a press conference to announce that Apple will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to competitors after a four-year investigation. This decision follows a detailed inquiry by the European Commission.
EU Accepts Apple Pledge to Let Rivals Access 'Tap to Pay' IPhone Tech to Resolve Antitrust Case
The European Union says it’s accepting Apple’s pledge to open up its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a hefty fine
iPhone users in Europe will no longer have to use Apple Pay for mobile payments
Apple has yielded to pressure by European regulators to give rivals access to the contactless payments technology on iPhones, meaning that their users will no longer be limited to the Apple Pay mobile wallet.
Apple to let rivals use tap-and-go payment, staves off EU fine
Apple will open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals, EU antitrust regulators said on Thursday, ending a four-year long investigation that could have resulted in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker.
Apple, EU Settle Long-Running Mobile Payments Probe
The bloc said the iPhone maker’s decision to let third parties use the technology behind its Apple Pay app addressed concerns that it was stifling competition.
EU's Vestager to hold press conference at 09h00 GMT, Apple Pay in focus
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager will hold a press conference at 09h00 GMT, the European Commission said on Thursday ...
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Italian airline deal wasn’t cleared to help my boss: EU’s Vestager
European Commission came under heavy Italian political pressure to allow Lufthansa to buy Italy’s troubled airline.
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‘Not a blockade’: EU competition chief defends tariffs on Chinese EVs
European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager speaks to CNA during an interview. SINGAPORE: Tariffs imposed on imports of electric vehicles made in China are justified, fair and ...
EU commissioner slams Apple Intelligence delay
Margrethe Vestager, Europe's chief gatekeeper, takes a shot at Apple's decision to delay rolling out the company's AI.
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EU’s Vestager calls Apple’s decision to delay AI features ‘stunning’
EU competition chief Magrethe Vestager has called out Apple’s decision to delay the roll-out of certain AI features for ...
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Nvidia creating ‘huge bottleneck’ in AI chip supply, EU’s Vestager warns
The H100 processing units helped them gain a market share above 80% European Union competition chief Margrethe Vestager warned of a “huge bottleneck” in Nvidia Corp. AI chips supply ...
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EU ‘not on track’ to reach digital transformation targets, says Vestager
“Today’s report clearly shows that we are not on track to reach our targets on the digital transformation in Europe,” EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement. The current ...
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European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option
Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference regarding the Digital Markets Act at EU headquarters in Brussels, on ...
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European Union’s competition boss signals fresh AI scrutiny for Microsoft-OpenAI deal and Google
Margrethe Vestager, the commission’s executive vice-president for competition policy, said in a speech. “Microsoft has invested $13 billion in OpenAI over the years,” she said “But we have ...
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EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager noted a "bottleneck" in AI chip supply from Nvidia, but regulators haven't decided on ...