Germany forcing Apple to open their NFC to other mobile payment platforms
"German parliamentary committee has voted in favor of opening up Apple’s NFC technology to other platforms"
NFC has become a major part of our phones whether be an Android or an Apple. Where this tech is open in Android, Apple keeps it locked and only accessible by Apple Pay to tap and pay in physical stores.
Now, German parliamentary committee has voted in favor of opening up Apple’s NFC technology to other platforms. This is coming due to an amendment to an anti-money laundering law set to come into effect early next year. This law in particular will force operators of electronic money infrastructure to offer access to rivals for a reasonable fee.
Apple said “We are surprised at how suddenly this legislation was introduced,” “We fear that the draft law could be harmful to user friendliness, data protection and the security of financial information.”
If this law comes into effect, Google Pay and many bank branded app will get full access to the NFC and work without hiccups. User can choose what ever payment app they prefer.
Biplav Gachhadar
