Apple offers to open NFC on iPhone in EU, likely to stave off antitrust regulation

Apple has a de-facto monopoly over NFC based payments, forcing other banks out of a business and hardware they can use openly on other phones.

I'm not surprised Apple potentially sees this as restricting competition because that is what it is.

It is not only the payment side of things either. Users of public transport systems in places like Barcelona are unable to use the system through the native app because iPhones restrict access to the necessary hardware. That is supposedly being negotiated but the authorities say access (which requires negotiation with Apple) could be over a year away. 

avon b7 said:

Apple has a de-facto monopoly over NFC based payments, forcing other banks out of a business and hardware they can use openly on other phones.

I'm not surprised Apple potentially sees this as restricting competition because that is what it is.

It is not only the payment side of things either. Users of public transport systems in places like Barcelona are unable to use the system through the native app because iPhones restrict access to the necessary hardware. That is supposedly being negotiated but the authorities say access (which requires negotiation with Apple) could be over a year away. 

Then the native app can integrate with the Apple Pay system. If Europe is so worried about technology restriction then maybe they should work on a European PHONE. they can always go the Chinese route of phones that way all the EU governments, as well as the Chinese government will know what your always doing. 

The banks don’t want to play because they didn’t get the info they want 

had to go to San Fran to visit people the clipper card for the BART transport integration in to Apple wallet worked fine once I learn how to use it. 

kelemor said:

avon b7 said:

Apple has a de-facto monopoly over NFC based payments, forcing other banks out of a business and hardware they can use openly on other phones.

I'm not surprised Apple potentially sees this as restricting competition because that is what it is.

It is not only the payment side of things either. Users of public transport systems in places like Barcelona are unable to use the system through the native app because iPhones restrict access to the necessary hardware. That is supposedly being negotiated but the authorities say access (which requires negotiation with Apple) could be over a year away. 

Then the native app can integrate with the Apple Pay system. If Europe is so worried about technology restriction then maybe they should work on a European PHONE. they can always go the Chinese route of phones that way all the EU governments, as well as the Chinese government will know what your always doing. 

The banks don’t want to play because they didn’t get the info they want 

had to go to San Fran to visit people the clipper card for the BART transport integration in to Apple wallet worked fine once I learn how to use it. 

The EU has no worries. It makes the rules. 

Integrating with Apple Pay natively is not a solution. It is part of the problem. 

Apple has a couple of options. Ride things out and wait to see if it actually is deemed to be limiting competition/harming consumer choice etc or take proactive measures. 

It looks like the latter might be the path they are looking at. 

There's no issue.  The EU want to impose its will on the entire world.  That is wrong. Yet they invent nothing.

Yikes. I definitely don’t want nfc opened up. I only trust apple with the money I soend with my phone. The eh ruins everything.