UK wants Apple to open up iPhone contactless tech and charge lower fees

20 October 2026
Apple isn't thrilled, unsurprisingly.


Anonymous, 23 Oct 2026I'm sure the UK wants Apple's tech to benefit the... moreWhat tech they stole everything almost from Huawei and android

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    • Anonymous
    • AfM
    • 23 Oct 2026

    I'm sure the UK wants Apple's tech to benefit the citizens of the UK.


    lol

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      • Anonymous
      • BiP
      • 22 Oct 2026

      I do not trust any third party wallet app except Apple’s. Third parties can’t ever reach the level of security and privacy that Apple’s native Wallet app can. Apple is the best in these areas and other companies are angry for not being able to rise to that same level. So they push governments to make laws that bring Apple’s excellence down to the lower levels that B-class and C-class companies are able to achieve. The smart and competent company is forced to offer worse products and services just so it doesn’t make everyone else look bad.

        Yani, 21 Oct 2026What do you mean who uses NFC? Everybody I know uses tap t... moreNFC has been rendered irrelevant in mega countries like India after the UPI boom.
        1.4B people use it and find it convenient, that's more than North America and Europe conbined.

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          • 21 Oct 2026

          What do you mean who uses NFC?
          Everybody I know uses tap to pay (NFC). Even my very old parents use NFC. NFC chips are even in every credit card on earth.
          I use NFC on my watch (Galaxy Watch - GPay).

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            • 21 Oct 2026

            Anonymous, 21 Oct 2026Who uses NFC for payments?Everyone who knows how to add a card in Google/Samsung/Apple pay

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              • Anonymous
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              • 21 Oct 2026

              Who uses NFC for payments?

                >Beyond payment apps, the CMA envisions this opening the door to digital IDs and age verification tools, digital car, hotel, and workplace keys, tickets and travel passes, and loyalty programs.

                >digital IDs and age verification tools

                I see what UK government is planning, get out of here.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 21 Oct 2026

                  Apple's walled garden keeps users in and competitors out.

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                    • 20 Oct 2026

                    *Contractless

                    I hate the way they have like four versions of the iphone for a reason that 5G MMWave is still too young that only the USA was still operating.

                    Imagine if we could get all of the 5G **** with the satellite connectivity and dual-sim at the same unit???

                      - Apple, for its part, isn't happy. "We do not believe the CMA should require Apple to adopt an approach with lower privacy and security protections," a company spokesperson told Reuters

                      And here we go AGAIN with the same bla bla bla, yadda yadda yappy yappy about security and privacy.

                      We all know it's not about that. It's all about the money.

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                        • 20 Oct 2026

                        Its like government owned brands thinking they are safe from the law, like Apple and the UK

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