In App Payments news and trends

EU Becomes Battleground as Epic Challenges Apple’s App Store Dominance 

August 16, 2024
Epic Games, Apple, app store
Will Letting Developers Link to Outside Payments Dent Apple’s Ecosystem Efforts? 
Apple // January 17, 2024

For Apple, the move to forge an ecosystem with services at the center has been years in the making. But now, with new payments practices taking root, the question becomes: What happens to the billions gleaned from the App Store? Though Apple does not disclose...

Report: Indian Regulator Investigating Google’s Fees for In-App Payments
ANTITRUST // May 12, 2023

An Indian regulator has reportedly begun an antitrust investigation into Google. The inquiry by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) centers on a service fee Google charges for payments made in apps, Reuters reported Friday (May 12), citing a document it has seen that has...

Square Launches In-App Payments Kit For Sellers
Mobile Payments // January 09, 2019

Payment company Square, popular for its square-shaped mobile card reader, has released an in-app payments software development kit (SDK) that will give developers and sellers alike a new way to process payments. The company announced on Wednesday (Jan. 9) that the SDK would allow a...

North America Is Set To Be An ‘Early Adopter’ Of mPOS
POS Innovation // May 10, 2018

Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra, some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. From apparel stores to stadiums, retailers are...

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Report: Indian Regulator Investigating Google’s Fees for In-App Payments

May 12, 2023
An Indian regulator has reportedly begun an antitrust investigation into Google. The inquiry by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) centers on a service fee Google charges for payments made in apps, Reuters reported Friday (May 12), citing a document it has seen that has not been made public. The CCI’s probe of Google’s User […]

Square Launches In-App Payments Kit For Sellers

January 09, 2019
Payment company Square, popular for its square-shaped mobile card reader, has released an in-app payments software development kit (SDK) that will give developers and sellers alike a new way to...

North America Is Set To Be An ‘Early Adopter’ Of mPOS

May 10, 2018
Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra, some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top...

Stripe, CardFlight Empower In-App EMV Acceptance

March 09, 2016
Mobile point-of-sale technology provider CardFlight announced on Tuesday (March 8) its integration with digital payments and FinTech firm Stripe to enable developers to accept EMV chip card payments within mobile...