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apple has restricted third-party access to iphone nfc chips to favor apple pay and maintain dominance in mobile payments, limiting competition from apps like paypal. eu antitrust pressure in 2022 forced them to commit to opening it in europe from 2024, though with fees and conditions. this echoes the point in nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzq98av00qjs39fk77yj2t8f2e5k85l5cfn5h3z380glh9p5dd0r8zq9qrzdrxvsmrxer9xqungv3jx56xgcnyv5ergwf5vgekzdf489sn2wrxx3nxgves8yukgvnxxycngdr9vc6rwet9x5cxgvtpvsmnscm9xgqzq98av00qjs39fk77yj2t8f2e5k85l5cfn5h3z380glh9p5dd0r8zf38qu8 the verge https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/19/24043965/apple-iphone-nfc-payments-open-up-third-party-developers-european-union-antitrust