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Japan Readying Legislation to Boost Competition Among App Stores
Japan Readying Legislation to Boost Competition Among App Stores
June 18, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Japan is looking to boost competition among app stores and payments. A government panel released a report Friday (June 16) saying that app store operators...

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Google Offers Developers More Payment Freedom on UK Play Store
Google Offers Developers More Payment Freedom on UK Play Store
April 19, 2023  |  Google

Google wants to give developers promoting apps on its British Play store more billing choices. According to an announcement Wednesday (April 19) by the U.K.’s...

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Google Extends Third-Party Play Store Payments to More Countries
Google Extends Third-Party Play Store Payments to More Countries
September 02, 2022  |  Google

Google’s answer to enabling third-party payment options in the Google Play Store — User Choice Billing — is now being piloted in more countries to let developers...

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EMEA Daily: Ukraine Banker Says Fast Digital Payments Critical in Times of Crisis; EU Asks Developers About Google App Payments 
EMEA Daily: Ukraine Banker Says Fast Digital Payments Critical in Times of Crisis; EU Asks...
August 05, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the latest PYMNTS report draws on the insights of Gerhard Bösch, the chairman of Ukraine’s PrivatBank,...

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Google Play Prepares for Digital Markets Act by Allowing Alternative Billing Systems
Google Play Prepares for Digital Markets Act by Allowing Alternative Billing Systems
July 19, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Google has commented on the passing of the Digital Markets Act, which will require Google Play and other industry players to adjust their current operating...

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Google Swipes Left, Countersues Tinder Owner Over Fees
Google Swipes Left, Countersues Tinder Owner Over Fees
July 12, 2022  |  Google

Google is suing dating app service Match Group, saying the company has been engaging in bad faith dealings and breach of contract over the legal...

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Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
June 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

In Apple’s ongoing antitrust woes, the locus of the company’s legal concerns is increasingly moving from the U.S. to Europe as investigations by EU and...

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Google, Apple to Cull Outdated Apps from Stores
Google, Apple to Cull Outdated Apps from Stores
May 17, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Google and Apple have both said they will be cutting down on outdated apps in their app stores, Ars Technica reports, and the plan now...

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With No Credit Card Processing, Google Stops Paid App Sales in Russia
With No Credit Card Processing, Google Stops Paid App Sales in Russia
May 09, 2022  |  Google

Google won’t be offering paid apps or app updates for Russian users — but that’s not because the company wanted to exit the market, a...

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