UK Pushes Apple to Loosen App Store Payment and NFC Rules

The U.K.'s competition regulator has proposed letting app developers direct users to payment options outside Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, in a move aimed at increasing competition and reducing the fees charged by the two companies. As reported by Reuters , The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the proposals would remove restrictions that currently prevent UK developers from directing users to off-platform payment options. The regulator said any fees Apple and Google char