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I think you're misunderstanding the EU's problem with Apple Pay, because like Google, Apple's branding around this is stupid. The EU has a problem with Apple f

by sofixa 5y ago

I think you're misunderstanding the EU's problem with Apple Pay, because like Google, Apple's branding around this is stupid. The EU has a problem with Apple forcing everyone who wants to make contactless payments over NFC to use Apple Pay by not giving any other app access to the required NFC APIs, unlike Android which does allow alternatives to Google Pay. This has nothing to do with the "pay online with Google/Apple Pay" or "manage your Android/iOS app subscriptions with Google/Apple Pay", besides the fact that the service is named the same and uses the same underlying bank card data you give it.

barkerja 5y ago
> Google does not allow apps within the app store to present their own payment method Does this apply to NFC as well? On Android, if an app wants to use NFC for payment that is not processed through Google Pay, can it exist on the Google Play store?
- sofixa 5y ago
  If I'm understanding you correctly, yes, there are alternative NFC payment apps to Google Pay, like Samsung Pay and various bank-specific apps. My main traditional bank doesn't support Google or Apple Pay, and you need to pass through an app of theirs for NFC payments, and you can even set it as the default app for NFC payments ( that's the extent to which Google allow alternative NFC payment apps).