Dutch antitrust investigation focuses in on Apple PayApple is facing yet another antitrust investigation.
What you need to know
The Netherlands has launched an antitrust investigation into Apple.
The investigation focuses on the potentially uncompetitive nature of Apple Pay.
Reported by Bloomberg, Dutch antitrust regulators are investigating companies like Apple over its technology restrictions with payment systems like Apple Pay.
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets did not name Apple directly but the investigation is based on concerns that "the software on some smartphones only allows the software developer's own payment app to connect to NFC communication."
Since its inclusion in the iPhone and Apple Watch, the NFC chip has been reserved for Apple Pay and blocked from any other app using it. The investigation's goal is to determine if app's lack of access to the functionality has a tangible impact on a user's "freedom of choice."
The Dutch authority "will investigate whether limiting the payment apps' acces...
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Dutch antitrust investigation focuses in on Apple Pay
