The European Commission called this deference to proprietary apps anticompetitive leading to less choice for consumers.
The body sent a statement of objections to Apple May 2.
The commission originally started looking into Apple Payback in 2020.
European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager says that Apple has been restricting other apps from accessing NFC services at retail kiosks.Photo: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP (Getty Images)
That act narrows the crosshairs on tech companies with revenue above a 75 billion threshold.
Apple has said that the act would restrict them from charging for intellectual property.
Apple has a problem with letting people pay with functions other than Apple Pay.
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