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UK antitrust regulator wants Apple to open up iPhone NFC access
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United Kingdom antitrust regulators are demanding Apple provide third-party access to the iPhone's Near Field Communication hardware. This move aims to dismantle the current monopoly on contactless smartphone payments within the British market.
- 01UK regulators target Apple's restrictive control over mobile contactless payment technology
- 02Proposed changes would allow third-party developers to access iPhone NFC chips
- 03The initiative seeks to increase competition in the digital wallet and payments sector
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The UK is taking aim at Apple's near-monopoly on contactless NFC smartphone payments.